Explore the Family Name Yeamans

The meaning of Yeamans

Scottish and English: variant of Yeomans. History: Sir John Yeamans (1610–74), of Bristol, England, was an early governor of colonial Carolina.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yeamans saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yeamans ranked as the 54,269th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 64,721st. This represents a decline of approximately 19.26%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also decreased, falling from 356 in 2000 to 307 in 2010, a drop of roughly 13.76%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Yeamans surname per 100,000 people also fell from 0.13 to 0.1, marking a decrease of about 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,269	#64,721	-19.26%
Count	356	307	-13.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yeamans

The ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Yeamans has seen some minor changes between 2000 and 2010, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with 98.03% in 2000 and 96.42% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 1.64%. The representation of Hispanic individuals dropped from 1.40% in 2000 to zero in 2010. However, there was an introduction of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, making up 2.28% of individuals with the Yeamans surname. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.03%	96.42%	-1.64%
Two or More Races	0%	2.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.4%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%