Explore the Family Name Elamin

The meaning of Elamin

Muslim (also El-Amin): variant of Amin, with the addition of el ‘the’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Elamin has seen a significant increase in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 19,128th with 1,315 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, its rank had risen to 16,687th and the number of people with this surname increased to 1,716, marking a growth of over 30 percent. The proportion of individuals with the last name Elamin per 100,000 people also rose by around 18 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,128	#16,687	12.76%
Count	1,315	1,716	30.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.58	18.37%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elamin

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows distinct shifts within the population carrying the Elamin surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic identity associated with the surname is Black, accounting for 86.92 percent in 2000 and 85.26 percent in 2010, despite a slight drop. Meanwhile, the White and Asian/Pacific Islander populations under this surname saw increases, with White representation growing from 5.10 percent to 6.82 percent, and Asian/Pacific Islander from 0.46 percent to 0.76 percent. Those identifying as two or more races declined by about 28 percent, while the Hispanic proportion saw a marginal rise. Interestingly, there were no American Indian and Alaskan Natives reported with the surname in 2000, but they made up 0.93 percent of the Elamin population in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	86.92%	85.26%	-1.91%
White	5.1%	6.82%	33.73%
Two or More Races	5.63%	4.02%	-28.6%
Hispanic	1.9%	2.21%	16.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.76%	65.22%