Explore the Family Name Heneghan

The meaning of Heneghan

Irish (Mayo): variant of Hennigan. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Padraic, Roisin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Heneghan has increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Heneghan was the 21,124th most popular surname in the country, but by 2010 it had risen to the 20,299th rank. This represents a change of 3.91%. The number of people with this surname also grew from 1,158 in 2000 to 1,310 in 2010, which signifies a 13.13% increase. The proportion of the population carrying this name per 100,000 people slightly rose from 0.43 to 0.44 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,124	#20,299	3.91%
Count	1,158	1,310	13.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.44	2.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heneghan

The ethnicity breakdown of those bearing the surname Heneghan reveals that the majority identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of individuals with this surname were White. During this decade, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of White individuals from 95.77% to 95.57%. There was an increase in the proportion of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those with two or more races, rising by 15.00% and 13.22% respectively. Notably, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic population from 1.55% to 2.06%, marking a change of 32.90%. However, there were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	95.57%	-0.21%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.06%	32.9%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.37%	13.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.69%	15%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%