Explore the Family Name Hymas

The meaning of Hymas

English: probably an Essex variant of Hindmarsh; however, it cannot be formally ruled out that the name arises from Middle English heigh messe, masse ‘High Mass’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hymas saw a significant increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 25,028th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 23,576th spot. This represents a 5.8% jump in rank. The count of individuals with the Hymas surname also rose during this period, from 931 people in 2000 to 1,077 in 2010 – an increase of approximately 15.68%. Moreover, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also grew by 5.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,028	#23,576	5.8%
Count	931	1,077	15.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.37	5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hymas

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity of people with the Hymas surname. Between 2000 and 2010, there were notable changes in the ethnic identity associated with this surname. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.99% to 95.17%, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.18% to 3.53%. There was also a decline in the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more races. Interestingly, the census data does not report any individuals with the Hymas surname identifying as Black or as American Indian and Alaskan Native during either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	95.17%	-1.88%
Hispanic	1.18%	3.53%	199.15%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0.84%	-2.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.46%	-38.67%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%