How Many People Have the Last Name Head?
people had the surname Head in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,811 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+74 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Head (78.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Head ranks #957. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Head grew from 27,218 people in 2000 to 27,292 in 2010 (up 0.3%), and its rank fell from #1,180 to #1,285. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.09 to 9.25 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 27,218 | 27,292 |
| Rank | #1,180 | #1,285 |
| Per 100,000 people | 10.09 | 9.25 |
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Same Soundex code as Head: H300
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