Explore the Family Name Arian

The meaning of Arian

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Arie, with the Slavic suffix -an. 2. Iranian: from a status name or personal name derived from Old Persian Ariya ‘noble’, a self-designation of the peoples of ancient Iran. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Akram, Muhammad, Afshin, Amir, Jawed, Mehdi, Nabil, Rahim, Ramin, Zia. Jewish Asher, Avram, Einat, Eyal.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arian has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Arian ranked 65,133rd in terms of popularity, but jumped to 62,903rd place by 2010, marking a 3.42% growth. The number of individuals carrying this surname also increased during this period, from 285 to 318, representing an 11.58% increase. However, its proportion per 100,000 people stayed the same at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#62,903	3.42%
Count	285	318	11.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arian

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Arian, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we see slight shifts over the 2000 to 2010 decade. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander marked the most significant increase, jumping from 4.91% to 7.86%. Those associating themselves with two or more races saw a marginal decrease from 11.93% to 11.64%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White also decreased slightly from 71.23% to 69.50%, as did those identifying as Hispanic, dropping from 8.42% to 7.86%. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.23%	69.5%	-2.43%
Two or More Races	11.93%	11.64%	-2.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.91%	7.86%	60.08%
Hispanic	8.42%	7.86%	-6.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%