Explore the Family Name Heckel

The meaning of Heckel

German: variant of Häckel (see Hackel).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Heckel shows some interesting trends in terms of popularity. In 2000, Heckel was ranked as the 12,967th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had moved up slightly to the 12,927th position, showing a modest growth of 0.31%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 2,168 in 2000 to 2,378 in 2010, representing an increase of 9.69%. This implies that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.8 had the surname Heckel in 2000, and this number increased to about 0.81 per 100,000 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,967	#12,927	0.31%
Count	2,168	2,378	9.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.81	1.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heckel

The ethnicity associated with the surname Heckel also presents some intriguing shifts between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the Heckel surname identified as White, although this group decreased slightly from 96.13% in 2000 to 95.04% in 2010. Over the same period, those identifying as Hispanic saw the greatest increase (from 1.38% to 2.14%), followed by American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.28% to 0.38%), and those identifying with two or more ethnicities (from 0.92% to 1.22%). Notably, the proportion of individuals with the Heckel surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a modest rise from 0.55% to 0.63%, while those identifying as Black experienced a decrease from 0.74% to 0.59%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	95.04%	-1.13%
Hispanic	1.38%	2.14%	55.07%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.22%	32.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.63%	14.55%
Black	0.74%	0.59%	-20.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.28%	0.38%	35.71%