Explore the Family Name Aswad

The meaning of Aswad

Arabic (mainly Iraq and Syria): from a distinguishing epithet, aswad ‘black’. This surname is found among both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Adnan, Amin, Bassam, Kaleel, Maha, Mostafa, Nageeb, Saleem, Samir, Taha.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aswad has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Aswad was ranked 65,133rd most popular surname and by 2010 it had risen to the rank of 62,359th, marking a 4.26% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 12.63%, growing from 285 in 2000 to 321 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#62,359	4.26%
Count	285	321	12.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aswad

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010 for those carrying the surname Aswad. For instance, the number of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 88.42% to 82.87%. Those identifying as Black saw an increase from 9.12% to 10.28%. Notably, new categories appeared in 2010 that were not present in 2000: Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Hispanic which constituted 2.18%, 2.80%, and 1.87% respectively. It should be noted that no data change was reported for American Indian and Alaskan Native, possibly reflecting a consistent, low or non-existent count for this ethnicity among individuals with the Aswad surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.42%	82.87%	-6.28%
Black	9.12%	10.28%	12.72%
Two or More Races	0%	2.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.18%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.87%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%