Explore the Family Name Halper

The meaning of Halper

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Halpern. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Ari, Isador, Mort.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Halper in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Halper has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Halper was ranked the 22,654th most common name, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 24,934th position, representing a decrease in popularity of around 10.06%. The total count of individuals with the surname also fell from 1,059 in 2000 to 997 in 2010, a decline of approximately 5.85%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Halper per 100,000 decreased by 12.82% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,654	#24,934	-10.06%
Count	1,059	997	-5.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.34	-12.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Halper

When analyzing the ethnicity of people with the surname Halper based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that the overwhelming majority identify as White. This group made up 96.60% of all Halpers in 2000, and although this fell slightly to 96.19% in 2010, it is still the dominant ethnic identity associated with the surname. There were small changes in other ethnic identities during this decade: those identifying as Hispanic increased from 0.85% to 1.40%, while there was a notable drop in those identifying as Black, from 0.94% to 0.50%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a modest increase from 1.13% to 1.20%. The proportions for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained negligible.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	96.19%	-0.42%
Hispanic	0.85%	1.4%	64.71%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.2%	6.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Black	0.94%	0.5%	-46.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%