Explore the Family Name Hernan

The meaning of Hernan

1. Spanish (Hernán): from a short form of the personal name Hernando (see Fernando). 2. Irish: variant of Hernon and Hartney.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hernan has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name slipped from 39,304 in 2000 to 43,285 in 2010, marking a change of -10.13. In terms of count, there were 527 individuals with the surname Hernan in 2000 which dropped to 499 in 2010. This decrease in count represents a -5.31 change. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 15%, going from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#43,285	-10.13%
Count	527	499	-5.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.17	-15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hernan

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides an insight into the shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hernan. Between 2000 and 2010, individuals of Hispanic ethnicity bearing this surname increased from 32.07% to 43.49%, displaying a significant rise of 35.61%. The proportion of White individuals with this surname, however, saw a drop of 17.75%, moving from 64.33% in 2000 to 52.91% in 2010. There was a slight increase in Black individuals with this surname, from 0.95% to 1.40%, showing a 47.37% change. Interestingly, in 2010, there was also one individual of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with the surname Hernan, whereas none were recorded in 2000. The number of individuals identifying as having two or more races went down from 2.09% in 2000 to zero in 2010, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.33%	52.91%	-17.75%
Hispanic	32.07%	43.49%	35.61%
Black	0.95%	1.4%	47.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	2.09%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%