Explore the Family Name Hebbe

The meaning of Hebbe

German: from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Herbrecht, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘illustrious’. Or from a short form of Hadebert, composed of the elements hadu ‘strife’ + berht ‘bright’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hertha.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hebbe saw a small decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, dipping from rank 65,298 to 65,593, representing a change of -0.45. However, the number of individuals with this surname increased by 6.34%, going from 284 in 2000 to 302 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of people with the surname Hebbe per 100k decreased by 9.09% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,298	#65,593	-0.45%
Count	284	302	6.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hebbe

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Hebbe identify as White. In 2000, this group accounted for 95.77% of the total, although this percentage dropped slightly to 92.38% by 2010. There was a notable change within the category of "Two or more races," which, while non-existent in 2000, accounted for 3.31% of Hebbes by 2010. A small portion (1.99%) also identified as Hispanic in 2010, whereas this category was not represented in the 2000 census data. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	92.38%	-3.54%
Two or More Races	0%	3.31%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%