Explore the Family Name Hyndman

The meaning of Hyndman

1. Scottish (West Scotland): variant of Hindman. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metronymic from the female personal name Hinde.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hyndman observed a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the Hyndman surname fell from 22,999 to 23,943, indicating a 4.1% decrease in its standing among other names. However, the count of individuals with this name rose marginally from 1,038 to 1,054, marking a 1.54% increase. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Hyndman name per 100,000 individuals saw a minor decrease of 5.26%, moving from 0.38 to 0.36 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,999	#23,943	-4.1%
Count	1,038	1,054	1.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hyndman

The ethnic identity associated with the Hyndman surname also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, approximately 91.04%. By 2010 this percentage had reduced slightly to 88.33%. Over this same period, there was a noticeable rise in the number of individuals identifying as Black, moving from 5.97% to 6.83%. There were also small percentages of Hyndmans who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and those who identified with two or more races. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Hyndmans identifying as Hispanic in 2010, at 2.28%, where none had reported this ethnicity in 2000. No individuals with the Hyndman surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.04%	88.33%	-2.98%
Black	5.97%	6.83%	14.41%
Hispanic	0%	2.28%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.33%	25.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%