Explore the Family Name Haymaker

The meaning of Haymaker

1. English: unexplained. 2. Possibly an Americanized form of German Hamacher or its Dutch equivalent Hamaker. Compare Hammaker.

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

The surname Haymaker has seen a slight decline in popularity over the years based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked at 30,552 and by 2010, its rank had slipped to 33,241, marking an 8.8% decrease. Correspondingly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also dipped from 721 in 2000 to 688 in 2010, recording a 4.58% dip. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also fell by 14.81% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,552	#33,241	-8.8%
Count	721	688	-4.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.23	-14.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haymaker

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname Haymaker identify as White, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group represented 96.67% in 2000 which slightly declined to 96.51% in 2010. The number of people identifying as Hispanic increased by 35.05% between these two census years, though they still only represent a very small portion of those with this surname. The percentage of people who identified as being of two or more races also saw a modest increase from 1.11% in 2000 to 1.16% in 2010. In contrast, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders among Haymakers dropped completely from 0.69% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.67%	96.51%	-0.17%
Hispanic	0.97%	1.31%	35.05%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.16%	4.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%