Explore the Family Name Huaman

The meaning of Huaman

Amerindian (mainly Peru; Huamán): from a Castilianized form of Quechuan waman ‘falcon’.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Huaman has grown in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Huaman was ranked as the 33,605th most common surname, but by 2010 it had risen significantly to become the 23,515th most common, marking a growth of nearly 30%. Over the same period, the number of individuals with the surname Huaman also increased, from 640 people in 2000 to 1080 in 2010, highlighting an impressive 68.75% increase. The proportion of people named Huaman per 100,000 also saw a sharp rise from 0.24 to 0.37, indicating a 54.17% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,605	#23,515	30.03%
Count	640	1,080	68.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.37	54.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huaman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most bearers of the surname Huaman identify as Hispanic. This group accounted for 91.25% of Huamans in 2000 and remained almost constant at 91.20% in 2010. The representation of Whites within this surname group grew from 6.09% in 2000 to 7.69% in 2010, reflecting a 26.27% increase. Interestingly, there was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity associated with the Huaman surname in 2000, however, by 2010, Black ethnicity appeared with a contribution of 0.56%. On the other hand, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native disappeared entirely from the Huaman surname pool between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.25%	91.2%	-0.05%
White	6.09%	7.69%	26.27%
Black	0%	0.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	0%	-100%