Explore the Family Name Hummell

The meaning of Hummell

Americanized form German and Dutch Hummel. The surname Hummell is also found in Germany, where it is very rare.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hummell witnessed a slight change in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 20,204th with a count of 1,226 people, which represented approximately 0.45 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank dropped to 20,806 even though the count increased to 1,269 people. This increase in count was a rise of 3.51%, however, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 4.44% to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,204	#20,806	-2.98%
Count	1,226	1,269	3.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.43	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hummell

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hummell, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010. While the White ethnicity remained dominant at 96.98% in 2000 and 95.27% in 2010, there was an observed decrease of 1.76%. The Hispanic representation saw a notable increase of 81.15%, going from 1.22% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2010. Interestingly, the Black ethnicity was introduced into the mix in 2010 with a representation of 0.79%. Despite this, the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity was not represented in 2010, compared to a 0.41% representation in 2000. Additionally, those identifying as two or more races rose by 31.11%, from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.18% in 2010. There was no record of people with the Hummell surname identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	95.27%	-1.76%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.21%	81.15%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.18%	31.11%
Black	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%