Explore the Family Name Hapner

The meaning of Hapner

Altered form of German Höppner (see Hoeppner) or Heppner.

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

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

The surname Hapner was ranked 31,563 in popularity in the year 2000 and fell to a rank of 33,280 by 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. This represents a decrease of 5.44 percent. The count of individuals with the Hapner surname also slightly decreased from 693 in 2000 to 687 in 2010, a minor reduction of 0.87 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Hapner surname per 100,000 population decreased by 11.54 percent, dropping from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,563	#33,280	-5.44%
Count	693	687	-0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hapner

In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people with the surname Hapner identified as White, although this proportion decreased by 3.81 percent, going from 96.39 percent in 2000 to 92.72 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation increased significantly by 202.31 percent, rising from 1.30 percent in 2000 to 3.93 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more races were recorded for the first time in 2010, at 1.16 percent and 1.31 percent respectively. However, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native declined by 53.72 percent, from 1.88 percent in 2000 to 0.87 percent in 2010. There was no change in the Black group, maintaining a 0 percent both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	92.72%	-3.81%
Hispanic	1.3%	3.93%	202.31%
Two or More Races	0%	1.31%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.16%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.88%	0.87%	-53.72%
Black	0%	0%	0%