How common is the surname Hunsaker?

5,114 people in the United States had the surname Hunsaker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,373 Americans. It ranked 6,623rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hunsaker?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hunsaker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hunsaker?

Jerome Clarke Hunsaker, American aviator (1886–1984).

Where is the surname Hunsaker most common?

Wikidata records people named Hunsaker in the United States.

Is the surname Hunsaker getting more or less common?

More common. 4,527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,114 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Hunsaker

A surname, carried by 5,114 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hunsaker is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,114 people named Hunsaker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,373 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,527.

#6,623

rank among US surnames

5,114

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13%

change since 2000 (was #6,842)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,620	Westerman	5,117	60,337
#6,621	Kizer	5,116	60,349
#6,622	Royce	5,115	60,361
#6,623	Hunsaker	5,114	60,373
#6,626	Barrick	5,111	60,408

Who is named Hunsaker

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

95% of people named Hunsaker identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hunsakers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jerome Clarke Hunsaker
American aviator (1886–1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hunsaker

Hunsaker has the Soundex code H522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H522.

Questions

How common is the surname Hunsaker?: 5,114 people in the United States had the surname Hunsaker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,373 Americans. It ranked 6,623rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hunsaker?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hunsaker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hunsaker?: Jerome Clarke Hunsaker, American aviator (1886–1984).
Where is the surname Hunsaker most common?: Wikidata records people named Hunsaker in the United States.
Is the surname Hunsaker getting more or less common?: More common. 4,527 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,114 in 2010, up 13%.