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

Huys, 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 Huys surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huys in America

Huys is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huys surname appeared 119 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 Huys.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huys 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 Huys

The surname Huys has its origins in the Netherlands, dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "huis," meaning "house" or "dwelling." The name was likely given to someone who lived in a prominent or distinctive house within a village or town.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Huys can be found in the Utrecht Archives, where a Willem van den Huys is mentioned in a document from 1297. This suggests that the name was already in use and established in the region by the late Middle Ages.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records across the Netherlands, including the Leiden Archives, which mentions a Claes Huys in 1342. The spelling variations during this time included Huyse, Huysse, and Huysser, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal practices of the era.

The name Huys is also found in the Dordrecht Archives from the 15th century, where a Pieter Huys is recorded in 1487. This indicates that the name had spread to different parts of the Netherlands by this time.

One notable individual bearing the surname Huys was Jan Huys, a Dutch painter born in Antwerp in 1545. He is known for his religious and allegorical works, and his paintings can be found in various museums across Europe.

Another prominent figure was Adriaen Huys, a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter from Antwerp. He was a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke and is renowned for his still-life paintings and landscapes.

In the 18th century, the name Huys continued to be documented in various Dutch records. One example is Pieter Huys, a merchant from Amsterdam who was born in 1724 and played a significant role in the city's trade with the East Indies.

The surname Huys also appeared in the Netherlands during the 19th century, with notable individuals such as Willem Huys, a Dutch writer and poet born in 1854 in Rotterdam. His works were influential in the Dutch literary scene of the time.

Additionally, Jacobus Huys, born in 1868 in The Hague, was a prominent Dutch architect who designed several notable buildings, including the Nieuwe Kerk in Schiedam and the Nieuwe Delftsche Poort in Rotterdam.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huys

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

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 Huys 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 Huys 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 Huys was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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