Explore the Family Name Hahm

The meaning of Hahm

1. German: metonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights and measures, from Middle High German hāme ‘(standard) measure’. 2. Korean: variant of Ham 7. Some characteristic forenames: Korean Sung, Yong, Byung, Chang, Dong, Hyun, Jae, Jee, Jong, Jong Hun, Jong Hyun, Moon Hee, Jung Suk, Sang, Seok, Seung, Soon, Sungtae, Taeyong.

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How common is the last name Hahm in the United States?

The surname Hahm has seen a significant rise in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 39,240th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to 30,980th – an increase of 21.05%. This rise in popularity is reflected in the count, with only 528 individuals bearing the name in 2000 compared to 750 in 2010 - a growth of 42.05%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Hahm per 100,000 has also increased over this decade, from 0.2 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,240	#30,980	21.05%
Count	528	750	42.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.25	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hahm

Looking at the ethnic identity of those with the surname Hahm, there's been a notable shift between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 57.20% to 63.20%, while the number identifying as having two or more races rose dramatically from 1.14% to 2.93%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 41.10% to 32.93%. There were no reported instances of people with the surname Hahm identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	57.2%	63.2%	10.49%
White	41.1%	32.93%	-19.88%
Two or More Races	1.14%	2.93%	157.02%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%