Explore the Family Name Hisey

The meaning of Hisey

Probably an Americanized form of German Heise.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hisey has seen a slight decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,054th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 21,736th position, marking a 3.24% decrease in rank. However, the total count of people carrying this surname increased marginally by 2.92%, from 1,163 in 2000 to 1,197 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people fell by 4.65%, which indicates that while there may be more individuals with the Hisey surname, its overall prevalence in the population has decreased slightly.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,054	#21,736	-3.24%
Count	1,163	1,197	2.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hisey

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Hisey surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, those identifying as White made up the largest proportion at 96.22%, but this fell to 94.82% by 2010. Over the same period, representation among those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 80.83%, moving from 1.20% to 2.17%. Those identifying as two or more races also increased, from 1.38% to 1.59%. Interestingly, in 2010, a small percentage (0.58%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, where none did in 2000. However, the percentage identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to 0 in 2010 from 0.60% in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	94.82%	-1.46%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.17%	80.83%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.59%	15.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.58%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.6%	0%	0%