Explore the Family Name Hayat

The meaning of Hayat

1. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ḥayāt ‘life’. 2. Arabic and Jewish (Sephardic): variant of Khayat ‘tailor’ (khayyāṭ in Arabic).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hayat has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,058th most popular surname, but by 2010, it climbed to the 30,139th position, marking a notable increase of 30%. The count of people with the surname Hayat also rose significantly during this period, from 473 in 2000 to 778 in 2010, an increase of 64.48%. This meant that per 100,000 people, the proportion of individuals named Hayat increased by 44.44%, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,058	#30,139	30%
Count	473	778	64.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.26	44.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hayat

The ethnicity associated with the surname Hayat also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of those with this surname identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander (52.43%), followed by White (27.70%) and those who identified with two or more races (15.86%). By 2010, the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose to 70.05%, an increase of 33.61%. However, the proportion of those claiming White ethnicity fell to 20.44%, while those identifying with two or more races decreased to 6.3%. The proportions of other ethnic identities, such as Hispanic and Black, also shifted slightly, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity dropped completely to 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	52.43%	70.05%	33.61%
White	27.7%	20.44%	-26.21%
Two or More Races	15.86%	6.3%	-60.28%
Black	1.27%	1.8%	41.73%
Hispanic	1.69%	1.41%	-16.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.06%	0%	-100%