Explore the Family Name Huelsmann

The meaning of Huelsmann

German (Hülsmann): topographic name for someone who lived by a holly tree or a holly grove, Middle Low German huls ‘holly’ + man ‘man’, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places called with this noun. Compare Huelsman and Hulsman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Huelsmann experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank was 45,829 and it slightly increased to 46,811 in 2010, indicating a -2.14% change in popularity. The count, however, which refers to the number of people bearing this surname, increased from 439 to 454 during the same period, marking a positive change of 3.42%. The proportional representation per 100k population also decreased by -6.25%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,829	#46,811	-2.14%
Count	439	454	3.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huelsmann

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Huelsmann surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows little variation. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders, those who identify as two or more races, Black individuals, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives. In 2000, 98.41% of individuals with the Huelsmann surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased slightly to 97.80% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a small percentage (1.14%) of Hispanic individuals with this surname in 2000, but in 2010, this group was not represented in the data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.41%	97.8%	-0.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.14%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%