Explore the Family Name Heavner

The meaning of Heavner

Americanized form of German Hefner or Häfner (see Hafner). This surname is found predominantly in NC. Compare Heavener.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Heavner has seen a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Heavner was ranked 14,273rd in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had dropped to 15,159th, representing a decline of approximately 6.21%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Heavner surname increased slightly from 1,926 to 1,945 over the same period, a growth of 0.99%. However, when measured as a proportion of every 100,000 people, the frequency of the Heavner name fell by 7.04%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,273	#15,159	-6.21%
Count	1,926	1,945	0.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.66	-7.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heavner

On the topic of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the Heavner surname identify as White, though there were minor shifts between 2000 and 2010. The proportion identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.3% to 96.3%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.31% to 0.46%, and those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly, almost doubling from 1.04% to 1.8%. There was no change in the populations identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0% for both years. Those identifying as two or more races saw a slight decrease from 1.14% to 1.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	96.3%	-1.03%
Hispanic	1.04%	1.8%	73.08%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.13%	-0.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.46%	48.39%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%