Explore the Family Name Henard

The meaning of Henard

1. Altered form of English Henwood. Compare Hennard 2. 2. In some cases possibly also French (Hénard): variant of Hennard 1.

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

The surname Henard held the rank of 36,421 in terms of popularity in the year 2000, and by 2010 it had dropped slightly to a ranking of 37,993, marking a decrease of about 4.32 percent based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, there were approximately 580 individuals with the Henard surname, but this number marginally increased by 0.69 percent to around 584 individuals in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the Henard surname per 100,000 population also decreased by about 9.09 percent from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,421	#37,993	-4.32%
Count	580	584	0.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Henard

In terms of ethnic identity, the Henard surname showed a significant change between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black, from 14.83 percent in 2000 to 19.01 percent in 2010, marking a surge of 28.19 percent. However, those identifying as White saw a slight drop from 80 percent in 2000 to 77.23 percent in 2010, a decline of 3.46 percent. Similarly, the percentage of people reporting Hispanic ethnicity decreased by 12.29 percent, while those identifying with two or more races saw a reduction of 25.36 percent. No Henards identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80%	77.23%	-3.46%
Black	14.83%	19.01%	28.19%
Hispanic	2.93%	2.57%	-12.29%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.03%	-25.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%