Explore the Family Name Dababneh

The meaning of Dababneh

Arabic (Jordan): habitational name for someone from the village of Dibbīn, Jordan (near the historic town of Jarsh). Morphologically, the surname is a plural because it reflects tribal/group origins.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dababneh saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 81,414th most common surname, but by 2010 it had surged to the 62,359th position, marking a change of 23.41%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 216 to 321 during this period, a growth of 48.61%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the last name Dababneh per 100,000 population increased by 37.5%, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,414	#62,359	23.41%
Count	216	321	48.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dababneh

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that people with the surname Dababneh primarily identify as White, with this group growing from 82.87% in 2000 to 91.28% in 2010, a change of 10.15%. Those identifying as Two or more races made up the second largest group, although their numbers dropped dramatically from 13.43% in 2000 to just 4.36% in 2010, a decrease of 67.54%. Meanwhile, Hispanics represented a small fraction of the Dababneh population, slipping slightly from 3.24% in 2000 to 3.12% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were recorded as zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.87%	91.28%	10.15%
Two or More Races	13.43%	4.36%	-67.54%
Hispanic	3.24%	3.12%	-3.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%