How common is the surname Hundley?

8,532 people in the United States had the surname Hundley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,187 Americans. It ranked 4,152nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hundley?

Rod Hundley, American basketball player (1934–2015), followed by Seka.

Where is the surname Hundley most common?

Wikidata records people named Hundley in the United States.

Is the surname Hundley getting more or less common?

More common. 8,382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,532 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Hundley

A surname, carried by 8,532 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H534

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hundley is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,532 people named Hundley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,187 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,382.

#4,152

rank among US surnames

8,532

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,891)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,143	Meneses	8,548	36,119
#4,145	Trice	8,546	36,127
#4,146	McCallister	8,545	36,132
#4,147	Koss	8,544	36,136
#4,149	Burley	8,542	36,144
#4,150	Fries	8,540	36,153
#4,151	Jobe	8,536	36,170

Who is named Hundley

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

80% of people named Hundley identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hundleys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rod Hundley
American basketball player (1934–2015)
Seka
American pornographic actress, born 1954
Mandisa
American singer, 1976–2024

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hundley

Hundley has the Soundex code H534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H534.

Questions

How common is the surname Hundley?: 8,532 people in the United States had the surname Hundley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,187 Americans. It ranked 4,152nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hundley?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Hundley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hundley?: Rod Hundley, American basketball player (1934–2015), followed by Seka.
Where is the surname Hundley most common?: Wikidata records people named Hundley in the United States.
Is the surname Hundley getting more or less common?: More common. 8,382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,532 in 2010, up 1.8%.