Explore the Family Name Hearrell

The meaning of Hearrell

English and Irish: variant of Harrell.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hearrell has experienced a slight drop between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hearrell was ranked as the 63,297th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 65,782nd spot, marking a 3.93% decrease in rank. Despite this, the total count of individuals with the Hearrell surname increased from 295 to 301 during this same period, representing a growth rate of 2.03%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a drop of 9.09%, falling from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#65,782	-3.93%
Count	295	301	2.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hearrell

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Hearrell surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this group over the decade, dropping from 84.07% to 80.07%. The second largest ethnic group within the Hearrell surname were those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, though their proportion also slightly decreased from 9.83% to 8.97%. Notably, those identifying as two or more races saw a significant increase, rising from 4.07% to 8.31%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic segment emerged in the 2010 census, accounting for 2.33% of Hearrells, whereas there were none in 2000. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.07%	80.07%	-4.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	9.83%	8.97%	-8.75%
Two or More Races	4.07%	8.31%	104.18%
Hispanic	0%	2.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%