Explore the Family Name Hulet

The meaning of Hulet

1. Altered form of English Hewlett. 2. French: from a pet form of the personal name Hue or Hugues. This surname is very rare in France.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hulet has shown a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 21,295 and it improved slightly to rank 21,144 in 2010, showing an overall change of 0.71%. The count of individuals with the surname Hulet also increased from 1,147 in 2000 to 1,242 in 2010, an 8.28% growth. However, when viewed proportionally per 100,000 people, the presence of the surname showed a slight decrease from 0.43 to 0.42, a -2.33% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,295	#21,144	0.71%
Count	1,147	1,242	8.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.42	-2.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hulet

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the Hulet surname bearers. While the majority identified as White, with 95.03% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 95.89% in 2010, there were notable changes in other ethnic identities. Although no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers were recorded in 2000, by 2010 they accounted for 0.48% and 0.64% respectively. Furthermore, individuals identifying as having two or more races increased by 3.85%, from 0.78% to 0.81%. On the other hand, both Hispanic and Black identifications decreased over the decade, with a significant drop of -33.49% in Hispanic identifiers and a decrease of -36.28% in those identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.03%	95.89%	0.9%
Hispanic	2.18%	1.45%	-33.49%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0.81%	3.85%
Black	1.13%	0.72%	-36.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.48%	0%