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    The surname Yax

    A surname, carried by 1,235 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex Y200

    Yax: #21,237 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Yax #21,237, 1,235 people Yax: #21,237 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Yax #21,237, 1,235 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yax is more common than 86.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,235 people named Yax in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 849.

    #21,237
    rank among US surnames
    1,235
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +45.5%
    change since 2000 (was #26,898)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,228Corle1,236249,794
    #21,237Tillson1,235249,996

    Who is named Yax

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

    53% of people named Yax identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 53%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Yax?
    1,235 people in the United States had the surname Yax in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 249,996 Americans. It ranked 21,237th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yax?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Yax identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Yax getting more or less common?
    More common. 849 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,235 in 2010, up 46%.