Explore the Family Name Hirshman

The meaning of Hirshman

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hirschman. 2. Americanized form of German Hirschmann. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Morry, Elisheva, Mort. German Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hirshman saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hirshman was ranked as the 59,769th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to 73,215th place, representing a 22.5% drop in ranking. The actual count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 316 to 265 during this period, marking a decline of 16.14%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the surname Hirshman per 100,000 people in the US population reduced by 25%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,769	#73,215	-22.5%
Count	316	265	-16.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hirshman

In terms of ethnic identity, the figures from the Decennial U.S. Census reveal that the majority of individuals with the surname Hirshman identify as White. In 2000, 95.57% identified as such, and this figure slightly rose to 96.23% in 2010, indicating a 0.69% increase. A small percentage of Hirshmans identified as Hispanic, with an increase from 1.58% to 1.89% over the ten-year period, demonstrating a 19.62% rise. Meanwhile, no significant changes were recorded for the other categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, since there were either no individuals or the data was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.57%	96.23%	0.69%
Hispanic	1.58%	1.89%	19.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%