How common is the surname Hyacinthe?

556 people in the United States had the surname Hyacinthe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 555,298 Americans. It ranked 39,555th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hyacinthe?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hyacinthe identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Hyacinthe getting more or less common?

More common. 388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 556 in 2010, up 43%.

Is Hyacinthe also a first name?

Yes. Hyacinthe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hyacinthe

A French surname, carried by 556 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hyacinthe is more common than 75.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Hyacinthe; this surname is predominantly found in Chad and Haiti.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 556 people named Hyacinthe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 555,298 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 388.

#39,555

rank among US surnames

556

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+43.3%

change since 2000 (was #50,572)

Who is named Hyacinthe

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

90% of people named Hyacinthe identified as Black (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hyacinthe come from?: Borrowed from French Hyacinthe; this surname is predominantly found in Chad and Haiti.
How common is the surname Hyacinthe?: 556 people in the United States had the surname Hyacinthe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 555,298 Americans. It ranked 39,555th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hyacinthe?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Hyacinthe identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Hyacinthe getting more or less common?: More common. 388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 556 in 2010, up 43%.
Is Hyacinthe also a first name?: Yes. Hyacinthe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.