Explore the Family Name Arabian

The meaning of Arabian

Armenian and Iranian: patronymic from the ethnic name for an Arab (see Arab). It is formed with the suffix -ian ‘descendant of’, which is common in both the surnames of Armenian and Persian origin. Another Armenian variant of the surname, found mainly in Armenia and Russia, is Arabyan. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Aram, Ano, Ara, Artin, Bedros, Gitti, Grigor, Haig, Harout, Hovsep, Kevork, Khachig, Nerses, Youses.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Arabian has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It moved up by 201 ranks from 45,227 in 2000 to 45,026 in 2010, representing a change of around 0.44%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew by about 6.73%, from 446 to 476 during the same period. However, its proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 5.88%, from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,227	#45,026	0.44%
Count	446	476	6.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arabian

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes for the surname Arabian between 2000 and 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero. The percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as part of two or more races declined significantly by about 49.40%, from 8.30% to 4.20%. On the other hand, the percentage of those who identified as White increased by approximately 4.19%, from 90.13% to 93.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.13%	93.91%	4.19%
Two or More Races	8.3%	4.2%	-49.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%