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The surname Hermida

A Galician surname, carried by 1,019 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H653

Hermida: #24,531 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hermida #24,531, 1,019 people Hermida: #24,531 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Hermida #24,531, 1,019 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hermida is more common than 84.9% of them.

Origin

Galician origin

From Galician hermida (“ermitage; chapel”).

One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,019 people named Hermida in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 667.

#24,531
rank among US surnames
1,019
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+52.8%
change since 2000 (was #32,488)

Who is named Hermida

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Hermida identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
  • White (not Hispanic) 11%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Galician surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hermida come from?
From Galician hermida (“ermitage; chapel”).
How common is the surname Hermida?
1,019 people in the United States had the surname Hermida in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 302,989 Americans. It ranked 24,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hermida?
In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Hermida identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Hermida getting more or less common?
More common. 667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,019 in 2010, up 53%.