Explore the Family Name Heyne

The meaning of Heyne

1. English: variant of Hain. 2. Dutch and German: variant of Hein. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the more common Dutch variant Heijne. Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Gerda, Heinrich, Helmuth, Ingo, Klaus, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Heyne has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,591st most popular surname and decreased to the rank of 27,164 in 2010, a change of -6.15%. The count of people with the Heyne surname also dropped from 906 in 2000 to 891 in 2010, a decrease of -1.66%. Correspondingly, the proportion of people with the surname Heyne per 100,000 people dropped by -11.76% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,591	#27,164	-6.15%
Count	906	891	-1.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.3	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heyne

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Heyne, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some changes between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of people who identify as White remained relatively stable with a slight increase from 95.25% in 2000 to 95.51% in 2010, the biggest change was seen in the Hispanic category, where there was a substantial increase from 0.88% to 2.02%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased significantly from 2.87% to 1.35%. Lastly, there were no individuals with the Heyne surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010, while the Black category saw an emergence from 0% in 2000 to 0.56% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.25%	95.51%	0.27%
Hispanic	0.88%	2.02%	129.55%
Two or More Races	2.87%	1.35%	-52.96%
Black	0%	0.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%