Explore the Family Name Hassey

The meaning of Hassey

Irish: variant of Hussey.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hassey has seen some changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 43,463rd in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 47,878th — a decline of over 10%. The number of individuals carrying the Hassey name also fell during this period, from 468 in 2000 to 442 in 2010, marking a decrease of 5.56%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.17 named Hassey in 2000 but only 0.15 in 2010, reflecting an 11.76% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#47,878	-10.16%
Count	468	442	-5.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hassey

In terms of ethnicity associated with the Hassey surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent in either 2000 or 2010. The proportion of people with the Hassey surname who identified as White decreased slightly from 90.17% in 2000 to 86.65% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among those with the Hassey surname increased significantly from 5.13% in 2000 to 9.05% in 2010 — a whopping 76.41% change. Interestingly, while there was a small percentage (3.42%) of individuals identifying as Black with the surname Hassey in 2000, this figure dropped to zero by 2010. Additionally, the 2010 census recorded a minor percentage (1.81%) of individuals with the Hassey surname identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.17%	86.65%	-3.9%
Hispanic	5.13%	9.05%	76.41%
Two or More Races	0%	1.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.42%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%