Explore the Family Name Hettman

The meaning of Hettman

Americanized form of German Hettmann: status name from regional (Silesian) Hettmann ‘headman, leader, or captain’ or from a Germanized form of the Sorbian cognate hejtman or Polish hetman (see Hetman 1).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hettman saw a decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 129,619 in terms of popularity, and by 2010, it had fallen to 154,907 - a change of approximately -19.51%. The number of people with the Hettman surname also decreased during this time period, from 121 individuals in 2000 to 105 in 2010, marking a negative change of -13.22%. However, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 individuals remained constant at 0.04.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#129,619	#154,907	-19.51%
Count	121	105	-13.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.04	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hettman

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of those with the Hettman surname identify as White; however, there was a slight decrease in this group from 97.52% in 2000 to 95.24% in 2010. Interestingly, individuals who identified with two or more races were recorded in the 2010 census, accounting for 4.76% of the total, whereas no such record was present in the 2000 census. Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at 0% for both years, indicating that no individuals with the Hettman surname identified with these groups according to the available data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	95.24%	-2.34%
Two or More Races	0%	4.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%