US Population With Last Name Hess By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 57,822 people in the US whose last name was Hess, and the rate of occurence of the Hess last name was 21.43 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Hess identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (95.94%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.27%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.03%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Hess By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Hess last name.

US Population With Last Name Hess By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 55474 95.94
Hispanic or Latino 734 1.27
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 596 1.03
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 497 0.86
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 278 0.48
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 243 0.42