Explore the Family Name Heun

The meaning of Heun

1. German and Dutch: vowel variant of Hein or Hoen. 2. German: nickname from Middle High German hiune ‘giant’ (see Huhn 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Heun has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Heun was ranked 30,003 in terms of surname prevalence and by 2010, it had slightly dropped to rank 30,043, representing a minor change of -0.13. However, despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Heun surname rose from 738 in 2000 to 781 in 2010, marking an increase of 5.83. The representation of Heun per 100,000 people also decreased slightly during this period from 0.27 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,003	#30,043	-0.13%
Count	738	781	5.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heun

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Heun based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there has been some notable shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with the Heun surname identified as White, although this percentage did slightly decrease from 97.15 to 95.65 during the ten-year span. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw increases, going from 0.95 to 1.02 and 0.95 to 1.54 respectively. The category of 'Two or more races' observed the most significant change, skyrocketing from 0.81 to 1.79. There were no individuals with the Heun surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.15%	95.65%	-1.54%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.79%	120.99%
Hispanic	0.95%	1.54%	62.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	1.02%	7.37%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%