Explore the Family Name Yemane

The meaning of Yemane

Ethiopian and Eritrean: from the personal name Yemane, which is interpreted as ‘my “may they believe”’ in the Amharic or related languages. — Note: Since Ethiopians and Eritreans do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

The surname Yemane has shown a dramatic rise in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 72,905th in the United States but made a significant leap to 48,628th by 2010, a change of approximately 33.3%. The number of people bearing this surname also saw a substantial increase during the same period, rising from 248 in 2000 to 434 in 2010, a growth rate of 75%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Yemane per 100,000 increased from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010, a boost of 66.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,905	#48,628	33.3%
Count	248	434	75%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.15	66.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yemane

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Yemane, changes were observed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 82.26% of people with the Yemane surname identified as Black, and this figure rose to 96.54% by 2010. A small segment of the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations began carrying the surname by 2010, each making up 1.15% of the total Yemanes. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero by 2010 from 16.53% in 2000. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or White population with the Yemane surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	82.26%	96.54%	17.36%
Hispanic	0%	1.15%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	16.53%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%