Hyams

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hyams (plural Hyamses)

1. A surname from Yiddish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hyams is the 27974^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 857 individuals. Hyams is most common among White (90.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hyams”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.