Explore the Family Name Heidel

The meaning of Heidel

German: 1. from a pet form of the personal name Heidrich or another name with the same first element, for example Heidebrecht. 2. topographic name from Middle High German heidelīn ‘small heath’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Heidel saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 16,502 in popularity, moving down to 17,651 in 2010, reflecting a change of -6.96%. The count of individuals with the surname also dropped slightly from 1,603 in 2000 to 1,592 in 2010, a marginal decline of 0.69%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people fell by 8.47%, going from 0.59 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,502	#17,651	-6.96%
Count	1,603	1,592	-0.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heidel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts within the Heidel surname community between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White constituted the majority, although the percentage slightly decreased from 95.63% in 2000 to 95.16% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.37% to 2.76%. Similarly, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.62% to 0.88%. However, the proportion of individuals claiming two or more ethnic identities decreased from 1.43% to 1.01%. Unfortunately, for privacy reasons, the data for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.63%	95.16%	-0.49%
Hispanic	1.37%	2.76%	101.46%
Two or More Races	1.43%	1.01%	-29.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.88%	41.94%
Black	0.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0%	0%