Explore the Family Name Hentschel

The meaning of Hentschel

German: variant of Henschel. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Fritz, Gerhard, Erwin, Hans, Kurt, Rainer, Dieter, Gunther, Heinz, Horst, Lutz.

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

Popularity: The surname Hentschel was ranked 21,742nd in popularity in the year 2000 and fell slightly to the 22,721st spot in 2010, a decline of 4.5%, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Despite this drop in rank, the total count of people with this surname actually increased slightly from 1,116 in 2000 to 1,128 in 2010, representing a growth of about 1.08%. However, when measured as a proportion of every 100,000 people, the prevalence of the Hentschel surname decreased by 7.32%, moving from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,742	#22,721	-4.5%
Count	1,116	1,128	1.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hentschel

Ethnicity: In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Hentschel surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 95.34% in 2000 to 95.66% in 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The number of Hentschels identifying as Hispanic saw a minor decrease from 3.23% to 3.19% over the same period. Representation of the Hentschel surname within both the Asian/Pacific Islander group and those identifying with two or more races each dropped by 1.85%, falling from 0.54% in 2000 to 0.53% in 2010. There were no recorded Hentschels identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.34%	95.66%	0.34%
Hispanic	3.23%	3.19%	-1.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	0.53%	-1.85%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0.53%	-1.85%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%