Hyams
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English
Etymology
Americanized form of any of various Ashkenazi surnames derived from the Yiddish personal name חיים (khayem, “Chaim”).
Proper noun
Hyams (plural Hyamses)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hyams is the 27974th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.