How common is the surname Humes?

6,093 people in the United States had the surname Humes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,672 Americans. It ranked 5,689th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Humes?

Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress (born 1954), followed by Helen Humes.

Where is the surname Humes most common?

Wikidata records people named Humes in the United States.

Is the surname Humes getting more or less common?

More common. 5,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,093 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Humes

A surname, carried by 6,093 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). Humes is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,093 people named Humes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,672 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,839.

#5,689

rank among US surnames

6,093

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,476)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,680	Lamm	6,105	50,573
#5,681	Gosselin	6,104	50,581
#5,683	Aguila	6,103	50,589
#5,684	Radtke	6,099	50,622
#5,685	Strobel	6,097	50,639
#5,686	Deweese	6,095	50,656
#5,688	Renaud	6,094	50,664

Who is named Humes

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

70% of people named Humes identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Humess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary-Margaret Humes
American actress (born 1954)
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Humes

Humes 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 Humes?: 6,093 people in the United States had the surname Humes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,672 Americans. It ranked 5,689th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Humes?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Humes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Humes?: Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress (born 1954), followed by Helen Humes.
Where is the surname Humes most common?: Wikidata records people named Humes in the United States.
Is the surname Humes getting more or less common?: More common. 5,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,093 in 2010, up 4.4%.