The surname Hum
A surname, carried by 1,029 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex H500
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,029 people named Hum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,044 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 944.
#24,352
rank among US surnames
1,029
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+9%
change since 2000 (was #24,763)
Who is named Hum
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
60% of people named Hum identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 60%
- White (not Hispanic) 31%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
- Two or more races 3.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Hum
Hum has the Soundex code H500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H500.
Questions
- How common is the surname Hum?
- 1,029 people in the United States had the surname Hum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,044 Americans. It ranked 24,352nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hum?
- In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Hum identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Hum getting more or less common?
- More common. 944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,029 in 2010, up 9.0%.