Explore the Family Name Humm

The meaning of Humm

1. English (Essex): of Norman origin, a nickname from Old French homme ‘man’ (from Latin homo), representing an Anglo-Norman translation of German Mann. 2. German: from a short form of Humbert or Humbold (a compound name with the same first element + bald ‘bold, brave’). Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Inge, Kurt, Mathias.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Humm experienced a slight decrease in rank from 31,202 in 2000 to 31,587 in 2010 – marking a change of -1.23%. However, the count or prevalence of the name increased by 4.13% during the same period, with 703 instances reported in 2000 and 732 in 2010. The proportion of the name per 100,000 people also decreased slightly by -3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,202	#31,587	-1.23%
Count	703	732	4.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Humm

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a few shifts between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White and carrying the Humm surname decreased slightly from 94.31% to 93.17%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.14% to 2.19%. There was no recorded instance of the surname among Black or Asian/Pacific Islander populations in either year. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a new appearance of the Humm surname within the American Indian and Alaskan Native demographic, which wasn't present in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable, experiencing only a minor decrease from 2.56% to 2.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.31%	93.17%	-1.21%
Two or More Races	2.56%	2.46%	-3.91%
Hispanic	1.14%	2.19%	92.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.28%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%