# Hyams (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hyams/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Yiddish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Yiddish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 857 |
| US rank (2010) | 27,974 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 360,263 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (819 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaɪmz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Americanized form of any of various Ashkenazi surnames derived from the Yiddish personal name חיים (khayem, “Chaim”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hyams in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hyams in the United States.

## People named Hyams

- Peter Hyams, American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer
- Leila Hyams, American actress (1905-1977)
- John Hyams, American film director
- Margie Hyams, American jazz vibraphonist (1920-2012)

## Similar surnames

Hames, Hammes, Hymes, Hymas, Haynes, Huang, Hines, Hong, Haines, Hoang, Hwang, Hanks.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.