Explore the Family Name Abdussalaam

The meaning of Abdussalaam

Muslim (also Abdus-Salaam): from the Arabic personal name ʿAbdus-Salām ‘servant of the Peaceable’ (see Salam).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abdussalaam has shown a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 88,461st most common surname and by 2010, it had risen to the 61,899th position, marking an impressive growth of 30.03%. The number of individuals carrying the Abdussalaam surname also grew from 195 to 324 during this period, reflecting a 66.15% increase. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with the Abdussalaam name per 100,000 people increased by 57.14% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,461	#61,899	30.03%
Count	195	324	66.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abdussalaam

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Abdussalaam, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. Although no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or White ethnicity were recorded with this surname in either year, there was a slight presence of individuals identifying with two or more races and Hispanic ethnicity by 2010. The largest share belonged to the Black ethnicity group, which accounted for 95.38% of individuals with the Abdussalaam surname in 2000, dropping slightly to 89.81% by 2010. There was also a small emergence of individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing the Abdussalaam surname by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	95.38%	89.81%	-5.84%
Hispanic	0%	3.4%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.78%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%