Explore the Family Name Hyche

The meaning of Hyche

1. English: perhaps an altered form of Hytch, a variant of Hitch (see Richard). This surname is found mainly in AL. 2. Possibly an altered form of German Heiche, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, see Heick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hyche saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 20,367th in popularity but slipped to a rank of 20,829 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 2.27 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals with the Hyche surname actually increased from 1,213 to 1,267 during the same period, a rise of 4.45 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 population, there was a decrease from 0.45 to 0.43, reflecting a decline of 4.44 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,367	#20,829	-2.27%
Count	1,213	1,267	4.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.43	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hyche

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals some significant shifts among those who bear the Hyche surname. The percentage of Hyche's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native both dropped to zero, from initial percentages of 0.49 and 0.66 respectively. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities more than doubled, increasing from 0.99 to 2.05 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of white individuals decreased by 5.19 percent, moving from 68.26 to 64.72 percent. There were also increases in the Hispanic and Black communities, with Hispanic Hyche's growing from 0.91 to 1.42 percent and Black Hyche's increasing from 28.69 to 31.18 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.26%	64.72%	-5.19%
Black	28.69%	31.18%	8.68%
Two or More Races	0.99%	2.05%	107.07%
Hispanic	0.91%	1.42%	56.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0%	0%