Explore the Family Name Amini

The meaning of Amini

Muslim: surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Amin. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mohammad, Ali, Bijan, Hossein, Massoud, Behzad, Hassan, Mohammed, Ramin, Ata, Azita, Elham.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Amini has shown a notable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Amini ranked 24,007 in terms of popularity but climbed up the ranks to 20,408 by 2010, marking a 14.99% leap. The count of people with this surname also witnessed an uptick of 32.72%, rising from 981 in 2000 to 1,302 in 2010. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, there were 0.44 individuals named Amini in 2010 compared to 0.36 in 2000, a growth rate of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,007	#20,408	14.99%
Count	981	1,302	32.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.44	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amini

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shifting landscape for the Amini surname between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 74.01% to 72.20%, representing a -2.45% change. However, those identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, jumping 76.00% from 2.75% in 2000 to 4.84% in 2010. The numbers for Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races showed marginal increases, with changes of 1.51% and 2.23% respectively. Interestingly, no individuals with the Amini surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.01%	72.2%	-2.45%
Two or More Races	18.86%	19.28%	2.23%
Hispanic	2.75%	4.84%	76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.65%	2.69%	1.51%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%