Explore the Family Name Hepp

The meaning of Hepp

German and Swiss German: variant of Heppe. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Otto, Siegfried, Ernst, Ewald, Gerhard, Helmut, Johann, Rudi, Wilhelm.

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

According to the data based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Hepp" has seen a dip between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rankings in 2000, Hepp occupied the 13,618th spot, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 15,020th position—a decrease of 10.3%. This can be attributed to the decrease in the number of people carrying the name; from 2,044 bearers in 2000 to 1,966 in 2010, resulting in a reduction of 3.82%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 11.84% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,618	#15,020	-10.3%
Count	2,044	1,966	-3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.67	-11.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hepp

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Hepp" also witnessed shifts over the same decade, as recorded in the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of individuals with the surname identified as White (from 96.33% in 2000 to 95.98% in 2010), there were notable changes in other ethnicities. There was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic (from 1.52% to 2.03%), and those reporting two or more races (from 0.93% to 1.32%). However, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders fell from 0.64% to 0.46%. Notably, no individual with the Hepp surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, where percentages in 2000 were 0.34% and 0.24%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	95.98%	-0.36%
Hispanic	1.52%	2.03%	33.55%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.32%	41.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0.46%	-28.12%
Black	0.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.24%	0%	0%