Explore the Family Name Altamimi

The meaning of Altamimi

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

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Altamimi has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 63,297 in terms of commonality but jumped to rank 42,937 ten years later, marking a change of 32.17 percent. The count of individuals with the surname also increased during this period from 295 to 504, indicating an upsurge of 70.85 percent. Moreover, for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the surname Altamimi rose from 0.11 to 0.17, a positive adjustment of 54.55 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#42,937	32.17%
Count	295	504	70.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.17	54.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Altamimi

On the topic of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010 within the population carrying the Altamimi surname. Notably, there was an increase in individuals identifying as White, from 62.37 percent to 84.52 percent, a change of 35.51 percent. Conversely, the percentage of Altamimis identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races saw drastic decreases of 74.95 and 70.40 percent respectively. The number of Altamimis identifying as Hispanic rose by 75.86 percent whereas those identifying as Black started appearing in the census data in 2010. No representation was recorded for American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	62.37%	84.52%	35.51%
Two or More Races	30.17%	8.93%	-70.4%
Hispanic	2.03%	3.57%	75.86%
Black	0%	1.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.75%	1.19%	-74.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%