Explore the Family Name Abdurrahman

The meaning of Abdurrahman

Muslim (also Abdur-Rahman): from the Arabic personal name ʿAbdur-Raḥmān ‘servant of the Most Gracious’ (see Rahman 1).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abdurrahman has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Abdurrahman was ranked 50,055th in terms of prevalance, but by 2010 it moved up significantly to 37,442nd place, marking an increase of 25.2%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period. There were 393 people named Abdurrahman in 2000, and this figure grew by 51.4% to 595 people in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population increased by 33.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#37,442	25.2%
Count	393	595	51.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.2	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abdurrahman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Abdurrahman identify as Black, with an increase from 79.64% in 2000 to 81.01% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a notable increase, going from 3.56% in 2000 to 5.55% in 2010. Conversely, there was a decrease in the number of individuals who identify as White or as belonging to two or more races. The latter group dropped by 36.64%, while the percentage of White individuals decreased by 19.21%. The census reported no changes among those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	79.64%	81.01%	1.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.56%	5.55%	55.9%
White	6.87%	5.55%	-19.21%
Two or More Races	6.36%	4.03%	-36.64%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%