Explore the Family Name Hehn

The meaning of Hehn

German: 1. (Saxony): from a dialect variant of Heine. 2. habitational name from a place so named in North Rhine-Westphalia. Some characteristic forenames: German Guenther, Gunther, Helmuth, Milbert.

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

The surname Hehn, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 26,267th and fell slightly to rank 27,732nd in 2010, marking a decline of 5.58%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased marginally from 875 in 2000 to 867 in 2010, constituting a drop of 0.91%. Moreover, the proportion of individuals per 100,000 with the surname Hehn decreased by 9.38% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,267	#27,732	-5.58%
Count	875	867	-0.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hehn

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of people with the surname Hehn identify as White, although there has been a slight decline in this percentage from 96.69% in 2000 to 93.54% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with the proportion growing from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.15% in 2010. This represents a staggering change of 101.75%. Furthermore, the percentage of those who identify as Hispanic saw an uptick from 1.49% in 2000 to 2.08% in 2010, indicating a 39.60% increase. Interestingly, the census registered a new ethnic identity in 2010, with 1.73% of individuals with the surname Hehn identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	93.54%	-3.26%
Hispanic	1.49%	2.08%	39.6%
Black	0%	1.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	1.15%	101.75%
Two or More Races	0.8%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%