How Many People Have the Last Name Heard?
people had the surname Heard in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 12,594 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
Black
Change Since 2000
+1,197 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Heard (54.5%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 39.1%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Heard ranks #18. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 42.3% to 39.1%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Heard grew from 22,211 people in 2000 to 23,408 in 2010 (up 5.4%), and its rank fell from #1,469 to #1,534. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 8.23 to 7.94 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,211 | 23,408 |
| Rank | #1,469 | #1,534 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.23 | 7.94 |
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Same Soundex code as Heard: H630
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