How common is the surname Hyams?

857 people in the United States had the surname Hyams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 360,263 Americans. It ranked 27,974th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hyams?

Peter Hyams, American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, followed by Leila Hyams.

Where is the surname Hyams most common?

Wikidata records people named Hyams in the United States.

How do you pronounce Hyams?

Hyams is /ˈhaɪmz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hyams getting more or less common?

More common. 819 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 857 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Hyams

A Yiddish surname, carried by 857 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhaɪmz/ 2 syllables Soundex H520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hyams is more common than 82.8% of them.

Origin

Yiddish origin

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

One of 31 Yiddish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 857 people named Hyams in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 360,263 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 819.

#27,974

rank among US surnames

857

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #27,669)

Who is named Hyams

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

91% of people named Hyams identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hyamss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Hyams
American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, born 1943
Leila Hyams
American actress (1905-1977)
John Hyams
American film director, born 1964
Margie Hyams
American jazz vibraphonist (1920-2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hyams

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

Other Yiddish surnames

All 31 Yiddish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hyams come from?: Americanized form of any of various Ashkenazi surnames derived from the Yiddish personal name חיים (khayem, “Chaim”).
How common is the surname Hyams?: 857 people in the United States had the surname Hyams in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 360,263 Americans. It ranked 27,974th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hyams?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Hyams identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hyams?: Peter Hyams, American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, followed by Leila Hyams.
Where is the surname Hyams most common?: Wikidata records people named Hyams in the United States.
How do you pronounce Hyams?: Hyams is /ˈhaɪmz/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Hyams getting more or less common?: More common. 819 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 857 in 2010, up 4.6%.