How common is the surname Hunn?

1,950 people in the United States had the surname Hunn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,331 Americans. It ranked 15,124th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hunn?

John Hunn, American businessman (1849-1926).

Where is the surname Hunn most common?

Wikidata records people named Hunn in the United States.

Is the surname Hunn getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,950 in 2010, down 18%.

The surname Hunn

A surname, carried by 1,950 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hunn is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,950 people named Hunn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,331 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,390.

#15,124

rank among US surnames

1,950

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-18.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,994)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,117	Capo	1,952	158,169
#15,120	Fuhrmann	1,951	158,250
#15,124	Wipf	1,950	158,331
#15,127	Parman	1,949	158,412

Who is named Hunn

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

77% of people named Hunn identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hunns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Hunn
American businessman (1849-1926)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hunn

Hunn 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 Hunn?: 1,950 people in the United States had the surname Hunn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,331 Americans. It ranked 15,124th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hunn?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Hunn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hunn?: John Hunn, American businessman (1849-1926).
Where is the surname Hunn most common?: Wikidata records people named Hunn in the United States.
Is the surname Hunn getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,950 in 2010, down 18%.