Explore the Family Name Hemann

The meaning of Hemann

North German: 1. variant of Hamann. 2. variant of Hemmann. 3. short form of Hedemann (see Hedeman).

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

The Hemann surname has seen a slight decline in popularity over the past decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, this family name was ranked 25,242nd in terms of popularity and dropped to the 27,110th spot by the year 2010, a decrease of 7.4%. The count of people with the Hemann surname also dwindled during this time frame, dropping from 921 in 2000 to 893 in 2010, indicating a 3.04% reduction. Similarly, the proportion of individuals bearing this surname per 100,000 citizens shrunk by 11.76%, moving from 0.34 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#27,110	-7.4%
Count	921	893	-3.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.3	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hemann

Regarding the ethnic identity tied to the Hemann surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, with a minor decrease from 96.85% in 2000 to 96.30% in 2010. However, there were some shifts seen in other ethnic groups over the decade. Although the number of people under the Asian or Pacific Islander category was suppressed in 2000, it moved up to 0.67% by 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races increased significantly by 106.15%, from 0.65% to 1.34%. A slight increase was noticed in the Hispanic group as well, going up from 1.19% to 1.34%, an increment of 12.61%. In contrast, there was no representation for the Hemann surname within the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.85%	96.3%	-0.57%
Two or More Races	0.65%	1.34%	106.15%
Hispanic	1.19%	1.34%	12.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
Black	0.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%