Hyams is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hyams
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Hyams

How popular is Hyams?

Hyams is common in United States.

Hyams is ranked 111801 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hyams bearers increased by 4.639805 per cent in 2010 US census to 857 since 2000, the surname slipped by 305 spots and ranked at 27974. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.67 93.28
Black 4.67 3.17
Hispanic or Latino 1.87 2.2
Others 1.75 0.73
Hyams is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Malta. Around 3647 people have been found who wears Hyams as their family name. Hyams is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
720,003 Russia4
10,686 Costa Rica3
139,444 Brazil2
9,185 Hong Kong2
118,441 Germany2
16,228 Bulgaria1
19,533 Uruguay1
49,101 Denmark1
31,207 Ireland1
29,595 Iran1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,946 New Zealand38
477,287 India16
1,286 Malta16
89,048 Spain13
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
5,848 Scotland92
45,215 Canada69
6,104 Wales56
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Hyams:
10,767 Australia258
24,304 South Africa237
5,220 Israel212
Countries with thousands of Hyams:
5,448 England1,328
27,088 United States1,123
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Hyams was 45 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on January 9, 1850. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Southhampton from London. Workwoman Sarah Hyams, Rose Hyams, John Hyams (2), Rosa Hyams (Born at sea) Infant, 14 years old Margaret Hyams, Mary Hyams, aged 40, Immigrant Mary Hyams, Anthony Hyams (11) Workman, and 1 other Hyams mainly workman migrated to US.

Hyams Namesakes

    Leila Hyams, American model, vaudeville and film actress
  • Charlize Hyams, Film actress
  • Moses Hyamson, Rabbi
  • John Hyams, Screenwriter
  • Leila Hyams, Model
  • Eban Hyams, Basketball Player
  • Margie Hyams, Vibraphonist
  • Isabella Hyams, Film director
  • Leila Hyams, Model
  • Leila Hyams, Model
  • Peter Hyams, Director

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