Explore the Family Name Hidy

The meaning of Hidy

Hungarian: archaic form of Hidi (or Hídi), a topographic name for someone living by a bridge, from híd ‘bridge’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hidy saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 41,657 in terms of popularity, while in 2010, it slipped to 42,094 – a change of approximately -1.05%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased from 492 to 516 during the same period, an increase of 4.88%. The proportion of individuals with the Hidy surname per 100k people also dipped slightly from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, marking a drop of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,657	#42,094	-1.05%
Count	492	516	4.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hidy

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hidy, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of carriers identify as White. This majority remained steady at 95.53% in 2000 to 95.54% in 2010, showing a marginal increase of 0.01%. There was a new emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity in 2010, accounting for 0.97%, which was not present in 2000. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly by 60.25%, from 2.44% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a rise in the decade, growing from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010, marking a 42.62% increase. Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities had no representation in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	95.54%	0.01%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.74%	42.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.97%	0%
Two or More Races	2.44%	0.97%	-60.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%