Explore the Family Name Alnajjar

The meaning of Alnajjar

Arabic: variant of Najjar ‘carpenter’, with the addition of al ‘the’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Alnajjar has increased in popularity within the United States over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 70,679th most common surname, while by 2010, it had moved up to the 48,995th position, marking an impressive increase of approximately 30.68%. The frequency count of this surname also rose from 258 to 430, witnessing a significant growth rate of about 66.67%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 increased by 50% from 0.1 to 0.15 during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,679	#48,995	30.68%
Count	258	430	66.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.15	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alnajjar

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Alnajjar has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Throughout this period, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black with this surname. However, the number of people identifying as two or more races decreased by approximately 44.21%, dropping from 16.67% to 9.3%. On the other hand, the percentage of White individuals bearing this surname increased by 9.31% from 78.29% to 85.58%. There was also a slight increase of around 12.58% in those identifying as Hispanic, changing from a proportion of 3.10% to 3.49%. No changes were observed among American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.29%	85.58%	9.31%
Two or More Races	16.67%	9.3%	-44.21%
Hispanic	3.1%	3.49%	12.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%