Explore the Family Name Hire

The meaning of Hire

1. Americanized form of Dutch and German Heyer or Heier. 2. English: perhaps a variant of Heare. 3. Irish: perhaps a variant of Hare, from Ó hÍr, Ó hÉir.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Hire" has seen a slight decline in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 27,694 in popularity with a count of 818 people bearing the name, representing a proportion of 0.3 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 29,528 and the count of individuals with this last name decreased to 799. This represents a proportion of 0.27 per 100,000, marking a 10% decrease over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,694	#29,528	-6.62%
Count	818	799	-2.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hire

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there is a diverse range of ethnic identities associated with the surname "Hire". In 2000, the vast majority of individuals (96.7%) identified as White, with very small percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic, and 1.34% identifying with two or more races. By 2010, while the percentage of individuals identifying as White reduced slightly to 94.87%, the Hispanic representation saw a significant increase, rising to 2.25%. The proportion of those identifying as Black was noted for the first time at 1.00%, whereas the Asian/Pacific Islander category saw no representation. There remained no change in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.87%	-1.89%
Hispanic	0.73%	2.25%	208.22%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.5%	11.94%
Black	0%	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%