Explore the Family Name Heynen

The meaning of Heynen

Flemish, Dutch, and German: variant of Heinen. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the more common Dutch variant Heijnen. Some characteristic forenames: French Henri, Remi.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Heynen has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Heynen ranked 68,973, while by 2010 it had climbed slightly to a rank of 68,122. This change represents an increase of 1.23%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 266 in 2000 to 289 in 2010, growing by 8.65%. However, the proportion of people with the surname Heynen per 100,000 remained steady at 0.1 during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,973	#68,122	1.23%
Count	266	289	8.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heynen

The census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Heynen. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight shift in the ethnicity breakdown. In 2000, nearly all (95.86%) identified as White, but this percentage dropped slightly to 92.73% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname showed an increase, from zero in 2000 to 4.15% in 2010. There was also a small presence of Asian/Pacific Islanders in 2010, constituting 1.73% of those with the Heynen surname. Contrarily, no individuals identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either year. This information is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.86%	92.73%	-3.27%
Hispanic	0%	4.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.73%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%