How Many People Have the Last Name Whitehead?
people had the surname Whitehead in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,649 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
+1,063 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Whitehead (70.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Whitehead ranks #567. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 72.9% to 70.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Whitehead grew from 43,310 people in 2000 to 44,373 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #721 to #776. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 16.05 to 15.04 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 43,310 | 44,373 |
| Rank | #721 | #776 |
| Per 100,000 people | 16.05 | 15.04 |
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Same Soundex code as Whitehead: W330
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