Explore the Family Name Etemadi

The meaning of Etemadi

Muslim (Iran): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Etemad.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Etemadi has been steadily growing in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 73,412th most popular surname, and by 2010 it had climbed to be the 65,964th most common, representing a growth of over 10%. The actual number of people with the surname Etemadi also increased during this period, from 246 in 2000 to 300 in 2010, showing a substantial rise of almost 22%. The proportion of Etemadi among every 100k people also saw a slight increase from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#65,964	10.15%
Count	246	300	21.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Etemadi

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Etemadi also presented some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as gleaned from the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 77.64% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 77.00% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly dropped by nearly half from 3.25% to 1.67% over the same period. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races saw an increase from 17.48% to 19.67%. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the Hispanic category, which registered no representation in 2000, showed a presence of 1.67% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.64%	77%	-0.82%
Two or More Races	17.48%	19.67%	12.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.25%	1.67%	-48.62%
Hispanic	0%	1.67%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%