Hearns

English

Etymology

Patronymic from Hearn.

Proper noun

Hearns (plural Hearnses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hearns is the 15272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1923 individuals. Hearns is most common among Black/African American (68.8%) and White (25.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hearns”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 149.