How common is the surname Himes?

8,831 people in the United States had the surname Himes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,962 Americans. It ranked 4,026th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Himes?

Big Syke, American rapper (1968–2016).

Where is the surname Himes most common?

Wikidata records people named Himes in the United States.

Is the surname Himes getting more or less common?

More common. 8,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,831 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Himes

A surname, carried by 8,831 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Himes is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,831 people named Himes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,962 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,419.

#4,026

rank among US surnames

8,831

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,877)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,022	Chiang	8,841	34,922
#4,024	Fung	8,837	34,938
#4,025	Hutchings	8,833	34,954
#4,026	Himes	8,831	34,962

Who is named Himes

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

90% of people named Himes identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Himess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Big Syke
American rapper (1968–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Himes

Himes has the Soundex code H520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H520.

Questions

How common is the surname Himes?: 8,831 people in the United States had the surname Himes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,962 Americans. It ranked 4,026th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Himes?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Himes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Himes?: Big Syke, American rapper (1968–2016).
Where is the surname Himes most common?: Wikidata records people named Himes in the United States.
Is the surname Himes getting more or less common?: More common. 8,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,831 in 2010, up 4.9%.