Explore the Family Name Hellard

The meaning of Hellard

1. English (Somerset): variant of Heller, with excrescent -d. Compare Hillier and Hilliard. 2. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hailhard, composed of the elements hail ‘hale, healthy’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hellard has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hellard was ranked as the 29,016th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen to the 28,380th position, indicating a growth of 2.19%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 770 in 2000 to 841 in 2010, a positive change of 9.22%. However, when calculated per 100k population, the proportion remained constant at 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,016	#28,380	2.19%
Count	770	841	9.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.29	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hellard

On the subject of ethnic identity associated with the surname Hellard, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that it is predominantly affiliated with individuals identifying as White, accounting for 94.42% and 93.94% of the total in 2000 and 2010 respectively. There are also some significant associations with those identifying with two or more ethnicities, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and Black. There was a noticeable growth in the Hispanic segment, going from 0 in 2000 to 2.5% in 2010, and a new association with Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity which was 0% in 2000 but increased to 0.59% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased significantly by 49.57% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.42%	93.94%	-0.51%
Hispanic	0%	2.5%	0%
Two or More Races	1.69%	1.19%	-29.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.56%	1.19%	-23.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
Black	1.17%	0.59%	-49.57%