Explore the Family Name Heckmann

The meaning of Heckmann

German: topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or by the boundary of an enclosure or who owned an enclosed lot in the forest, from Middle High German hecke, hegge ‘hedge’ (see Heck 1) + man ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Klaus, Dieter, Erwin, Ewald, Gerhard, Kurt, Manfred, Wilhelm.

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

The surname Heckmann, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 30,614 in 2000, it dropped slightly in popularity to rank 31,251 in 2010, marking a change of -2.08%. Nonetheless, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 719 in 2000 to 742 in 2010, reflecting a 3.2% growth. However, the proportion of the Heckmann surname per 100,000 people fell by -7.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,614	#31,251	-2.08%
Count	719	742	3.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heckmann

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Heckmann surname identify as White, although there was a small decline from 96.8% in 2000 to 93.8% in 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.39% in 2000 to 4.18% in 2010, an increase of 200.72%. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races remained relatively stable, with slight changes of 0.67% and -3.20%, respectively. No Heckmann respondents identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	93.8%	-3.1%
Hispanic	1.39%	4.18%	200.72%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.21%	-3.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%