How Many People Have the Last Name Heyward?
people had the surname Heyward in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 60,606 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
+448 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Heyward (82%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 13.3%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Heyward ranks #173. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Heyward grew from 4,419 people in 2000 to 4,867 in 2010 (up 10.1%), and its rank rose from #6,994 to #6,904.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,419 | 4,867 |
| Rank | #6,994 | #6,904 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.64 | 1.65 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Heyward
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Heyward: H630
👤 Heyward as a First Name
Heyward is a first name too: about 820 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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