Explore the Family Name Alhassan

The meaning of Alhassan

Muslim (also Al-Hassan): variant of Hassan, with the addition of al ‘the’. Compare Elhassan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Alhassan has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Alhassan was ranked 59,147th most popular, but by 2010 it had climbed to 36,695th place, showing an impressive 37.96% increase in rank. The actual count of individuals with the Alhassan surname also rose during that period, going from 320 to 609, a remarkable 90.31% growth. The proportion of people named Alhassan per 100,000 also increased by 75% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,147	#36,695	37.96%
Count	320	609	90.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.21	75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alhassan

In terms of ethnicity, the Alhassan surname saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the highest percentage of Alhassans identified as Black (43.75%), followed by White (32.50%) and those claiming two or more races (19.06%). By 2010, the percentage of Alhassans identifying as Black had risen slightly to 47.78%, while the percentage identifying as White had also increased to 40.07%. The percentage of Alhassans claiming two or more races, however, decreased significantly to 6.57%. The proportions of Alhassan identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native were negligible or suppressed for privacy in both years, while the proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 2.50% to 2.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	43.75%	47.78%	9.21%
White	32.5%	40.07%	23.29%
Two or More Races	19.06%	6.57%	-65.53%
Hispanic	2.5%	2.63%	5.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.19%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%