Explore the Family Name Hamaker

The meaning of Hamaker

Dutch: occupational name for a harness and collar maker for horses and other (draught) animals, possibly also a saddle maker, from a compound of haam ‘stable gear, saddlery, collar’ and maker, an agent noun from maken ‘to make’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hamaker has seen a shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name dropped from 17,791 to 18,671, indicating a decrease in popularity by approximately 4.95%. However, the number of people bearing the surname slightly increased from 1,451 to 1,473, marking a growth rate of about 1.52%. Meanwhile, the proportion per 100,000 individuals decreased by 7.41%, going down from 0.54 to 0.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,791	#18,671	-4.95%
Count	1,451	1,473	1.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.5	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamaker

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Hamaker, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has also changed over this decade. There's been a notable increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnicities, with the former doubling from 0.34% to 0.68% and the latter rising by 79.09% from 1.10% to 1.97%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased marginally by 1.49%, dropping from 96.76% to 95.32%. The proportion of those associating with two or more races also saw a slight decline by 6.29%, moving from 1.59% to 1.49%. Lastly, there was no change for Black ethnicity and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity; both remained at 0% in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.76%	95.32%	-1.49%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.97%	79.09%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.49%	-6.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.68%	100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%