Explore the Family Name Hermans

The meaning of Hermans

Dutch and Flemish: patronymic from Herman. Some characteristic forenames: French Albertine, Amiee, Anais, Andre, Emile, Michel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hermans has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hermans was ranked 27,595th in terms of overall name popularity, with a total count of 822 individuals bearing this surname. A decade later, in 2010, the name dropped to the 29,447th spot, showing a decrease of 6.71%. The number of people with this surname also declined by 2.43% to 802. Additionally, the proportion of Hermans per 100,000 people reduced by 10% from 0.3 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,595	#29,447	-6.71%
Count	822	802	-2.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hermans

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of Hermans identified as White in both years (93.55% in 2000 and 90.15% in 2010), there was a small decrease of 3.63% over the decade. People identifying as Hispanic with the Hermans surname saw a significant increase of 116.91%, rising from 2.07% to 4.49%. There was also a notable rise in the representation of two or more races among Hermans from 1.82% to 3.12%, an increase of 71.43%. However, the percentage of Hermans identifying as Black fell to zero in 2010, down from 1.22% in 2000. Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Hermans surname went from nonexistent in 2000 to 1% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the Hermans surname among American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.55%	90.15%	-3.63%
Hispanic	2.07%	4.49%	116.91%
Two or More Races	1.82%	3.12%	71.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Black	1.22%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%