Explore the Family Name Fadul

The meaning of Fadul

Arabic: from faḍūl ‘curiosity, grace’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fadul has seen a notable increase from the year 2000 to 2010. Listed as the 83,004th most popular surname in 2000, it rose to the 64,559th position by 2010, marking a significant jump of 22.22 percent. In terms of count, there were 211 people bearing the surname Fadul in 2000, which escalated to 308 individuals in 2010 – an upswing of nearly 46 percent. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.08 individuals named Fadul in 2000, whereas this number climbed to 0.1 individuals by 2010, indicating a growth of 25 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,004	#64,559	22.22%
Count	211	308	45.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fadul

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Fadul also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities slightly fell by 0.38 percent and 4.44 percent respectively, the proportion of Black identity surged dramatically by almost 70 percent, increasing from 10.90 percent to 18.51 percent. The percentage of those identifying as White saw a slight rise of 0.34 percent, from 20.38 percent to 20.45 percent. The category of two or more races recorded in 2000 was no longer present in 2010. No data was available for American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	36.02%	34.42%	-4.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	26.07%	25.97%	-0.38%
White	20.38%	20.45%	0.34%
Black	10.9%	18.51%	69.82%
Two or More Races	6.64%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%