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The surname Huhn

A surname, carried by 2,935 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H500

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huhn is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,935 people named Huhn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. That is down 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,600.

#10,851
rank among US surnames
2,935
people in 2010
1.0
per 100,000 Americans
-18.5%
change since 2000 (was #8,432)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#10,844Fedor2,937105,123
#10,847Enlow2,936105,159
#10,851Henriksen2,935105,194
#10,857Munday2,934105,230
#10,860Messmer2,933105,266

Who is named Huhn

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Huhn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 96%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
  • Two or more races 1.1%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Huhns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Charlie Huhn
    American rock musician, born 1951
  • Carl Huns
    Baltic German painter (1831-1877)

Notable Huhns come mostly from the United States (1) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Huhn

Huhn has the Soundex code H500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H500.

Questions

How common is the surname Huhn?
2,935 people in the United States had the surname Huhn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,194 Americans. It ranked 10,851st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Huhn?
In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Huhn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Huhn?
Charlie Huhn, American rock musician, followed by Carl Huns.
Where is the surname Huhn most common?
Wikidata records people named Huhn in the United States and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Huhn getting more or less common?
Less common. 3,600 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,935 in 2010, down 19%.