Explore the Family Name Yuhas

The meaning of Yuhas

1. Americanized form of Hungarian Juhász ‘shepherd’ (see Juhasz) and of Slovak, Czech, Rusyn (from Slovakia, Serbia, and Croatia), Serbian, and Croatian Juhás or Juhas. 2. Rusyn: occupational name from yuhas ‘shepherd’, a word of Hungarian origin (see Juhasz). Compare Juhas.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Yuhas has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 11,507 in 2000, it fell to 12,581 in 2010, marking a 9.33 percent decrease. The count of people bearing the surname Yuhas also fell slightly from 2,509 in 2000 to 2,461 in 2010, a decrease of 1.91 percent. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 individuals with this surname declined by 10.75 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,507	#12,581	-9.33%
Count	2,509	2,461	-1.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.93	0.83	-10.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yuhas

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Yuhas. In the decade from 2000 to 2010, the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 16.18 percent, while those identifying as White also saw a slight decrease of 1.27 percent. However, the proportion of people identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 37.44 percent. Data for those identifying as two or more races showed a moderate increase of 8.93 percent. For those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, the data was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.82%	94.6%	-1.27%
Hispanic	2.19%	3.01%	37.44%
Two or More Races	1.12%	1.22%	8.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.57%	-16.18%
Black	0.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%