Explore the Family Name Henneman

The meaning of Henneman

1. Dutch: from a pet form of the personal name Hans, or a derivative of the personal name Henne, a pet form of Hendrik (see Henry 1). 2. Americanized form of German Hennemann.

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

The surname Henneman, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 18,656th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 23,205th spot – a change of -24.38%. The count of individuals with this last name also decreased from 1,361 in 2000 to 1,099 in 2010, a decline of -19.25%. The proportion per 100,000 people fell from 0.5 to 0.37, an overall reduction of -26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,656	#23,205	-24.38%
Count	1,361	1,099	-19.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.37	-26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Henneman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Henneman surname predominantly identifies as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. However, between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight decrease in those identifying as White, from 95.37% to 94.27%, a change of -1.15%. Interestingly, during this same time frame, there was a substantial increase (65.91%) in individuals who identified with two or more races, going from 0.88% to 1.46%. Those identifying as Hispanic also increased from 1.25% to 2.00%, a rise of 60%. Conversely, the Black population under the Henneman surname saw a decrease from 1.54% to 1.09%, a shift of -29.22%. No changes were reported for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	94.27%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.25%	2%	60%
Two or More Races	0.88%	1.46%	65.91%
Black	1.54%	1.09%	-29.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%