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    The surname Hyatt

    A Hebrew surname, carried by 19,280 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhaɪət/ 2 syllables Soundex H300

    Hyatt: #1,863 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Hyatt #1,863, 19,280 people Hyatt: #1,863 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hyatt #1,863, 19,280 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hyatt is more common than 98.9% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    The surname has several provenances. It can be: #from Hebrew חיט (khayát, “tailor”); #a variant of the surname Highet.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 19,280 people named Hyatt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,014 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,396.

    #1,863
    rank among US surnames
    19,280
    people in 2010
    6.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #1,791)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,854Christiansen19,34015,964
    #1,855Sheldon19,33915,965
    #1,856Pritchett19,33415,969
    #1,857Paulson19,33115,972
    #1,858Eddy19,32115,980
    #1,859Rock19,31315,986
    #1,860Roland19,31115,988

    Who is named Hyatt

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

    88% of people named Hyatt identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hyatts

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Wesley Hyatt
      American inventor of plastic (1837-1920)
    • Anna Hyatt Huntington
      American sculptor (1876–1973)
    • Alpheus Hyatt
      American zoologist, paleontologist (1838-1902)
    • Dave Hyatt
      American computer programmer, born 1972
    • Michael Hyatt
      American actress, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hyatt

    Hyatt has the Soundex code H300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H300.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hyatt come from?
    The surname has several provenances. It can be: #from Hebrew חיט (khayát, “tailor”); #a variant of the surname Highet.
    How common is the surname Hyatt?
    19,280 people in the United States had the surname Hyatt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,014 Americans. It ranked 1,863rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hyatt?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Hyatt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hyatt?
    John Wesley Hyatt, American inventor of plastic (1837-1920), followed by Anna Hyatt Huntington.
    Where is the surname Hyatt most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hyatt in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hyatt?
    Hyatt is /ˈhaɪət/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Hyatt getting more or less common?
    More common. 18,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,280 in 2010, up 4.8%.