Find out how popular the last name Hemmans is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hemmans.

Hemmans, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hemmans surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hemmans in America

Hemmans is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hemmans surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hemmans.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hemmans to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hemmans

The surname HEMMANS is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "hem" meaning "home" and "mann" meaning "man". This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived or worked at a manor or large estate.

HEMMANS is thought to have first emerged in the county of Oxfordshire, where several early records of the name can be found. One of the earliest known references is in the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1230, which mentions a William Hemmans as a landholder.

By the 13th century, variations of the name like Hemans and Heymans had spread to other parts of southern England. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 record a Robert Heymanns in Wiltshire, while the Sussex Subsidy Rolls of 1296 list a John Hemans.

The HEMMANS name appears to have been particularly concentrated in the counties of Oxfordshire and Berkshire during the medieval and early modern periods. Church records from this region contain many entries for families using this surname.

One notable early bearer of the name was Richard Hemmans, who was born around 1550 in Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire. He served as a church warden and is recorded in the parish registers of the time.

Another early HEMMANS was Elizabeth Hemmans, born circa 1590 in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire. She married William Gooding in 1611 and had several children whose descendants can be traced.

Moving into the 17th century, we find mentions of John Hemmans (1625-1697) who was a prosperous farmer in Berkshire. His will provides valuable details about his life and landholdings.

The name continued to be concentrated in this region into the 1700s. One record shows a Thomas Hemmans (1712-1784) who served as the parish clerk of Steventon in Oxfordshire for over 50 years.

Finally, we have Robert Hemmans (1765-1847), a farmer and respected citizen of Oakley in Berkshire, who left detailed records about his family and landholdings in his will.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hemmans

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hemmans.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hemmans was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hemmans has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hemmans was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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