Explore the Family Name Heinert

The meaning of Heinert

German: 1. variant of Heiner. 2. in some instances from the ancient Germanic personal name Heinhard, from hag- ‘enclosure, protected place’ + hard ‘strong, hardy’. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Klaus.

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

The surname Heinert has seen a slight increase in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. It rose from the rank of 59,611th most popular surname in 2000 to 55,841st in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 6.32%. Along with this rise in ranking, the count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 317 to 367, an increase of approximately 15.77%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained constant, at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#55,841	6.32%
Count	317	367	15.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heinert

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of people with the surname Heinert identify as White, accounting for 85.56% in 2010, down from 92.11% in 2000. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase, rising from 4.42% in 2000 to 6.81% in 2010. The number of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also went up, moving from 2.21% to 3%. In 2010, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races was reported for the first time and accounted for 4.09% of the total. Meanwhile, there were no reported instances of individuals identifying as either Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.11%	85.56%	-7.11%
Hispanic	4.42%	6.81%	54.07%
Two or More Races	0%	4.09%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.21%	3%	35.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%