Explore the Family Name Abdelhamid

The meaning of Abdelhamid

Muslim (also Abd el-Hamid): from the Arabic personal name ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ‘servant of the All-Laudable’ (see Hamid).

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How common is the last name Abdelhamid in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Abdelhamid significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 63,812th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 42,030th position, marking a change of 34.13%. The count of people bearing this surname also saw a sharp increase of 77.05% over the decade, growing from 292 in 2000 to 517 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Abdelhamid surname per 100,000 people increased by 63.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#42,030	34.13%
Count	292	517	77.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.18	63.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abdelhamid

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Abdelhamid surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows diverse backgrounds. In 2010, 77.56% identified as White, which marked a slight decrease from 2000 when it was 77.74%. Those identifying as Black or African American made up 7.16%, showing a significant increase of 198.33% from the 2.40% in 2000. The Hispanic category also saw an increase from 2.05% in 2000 to 4.84% in 2010, a change of 136.10%. There was a small representation of 2.90% that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, and those reporting two or more races dropped to 7.54% from 17.12% in 2000. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.74%	77.56%	-0.23%
Two or More Races	17.12%	7.54%	-55.96%
Black	2.4%	7.16%	198.33%
Hispanic	2.05%	4.84%	136.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.9%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%