Explore the Family Name Heckstall

The meaning of Heckstall

English (Leicestershire): habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Heckstall has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 41203 in popularity but jumped to 36736 by 2010, indicating a positive change of 10.84 percent. The count or number of people with the Heckstall name also increased during this period from 499 to 608, marking a growth of 21.84 percent. This is reflected in an increased proportion per 100k from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, representing a change of 16.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#36,736	10.84%
Count	499	608	21.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.21	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heckstall

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts for the Heckstall surname between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Black made up the vast majority of those with the Heckstall surname, increasing slightly from 94.99 percent to 95.07 percent over the decade. A noteworthy trend was observed among individuals identifying as Hispanic, which saw an increase of 64.17 percent, from 1.20 percent to 1.97 percent. Conversely, those identifying with two or more races decreased by 55 percent, and the percentage of White individuals dropped from 1.60 to 1.32, a decrease of 17.5 percent. There was no data available for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, possibly due to privacy suppression.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.99%	95.07%	0.08%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.97%	64.17%
White	1.6%	1.32%	-17.5%
Two or More Races	2.2%	0.99%	-55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%