Explore the Family Name Fahs

The meaning of Fahs

1. German: variant of Faas. 2. Muslim (Lebanon): probably from a personal name based on Arabic faḥṣ ‘investigation, inquiry’. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Hussein, Abeer, Adnan, Ahmad, Ali, Hani, Hassan, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Mouna, Mounir, Rafic.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fahs has seen a slight increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Fahs surname ranked 36,045 in terms of popularity with 588 individuals carrying the name. This figure rose by approximately 6% to 623 people in 2010, moving the rank up slightly to 35,993. Despite this growth, the proportion of people with the Fahs surname per 100k population slightly decreased by 4.55% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#35,993	0.14%
Count	588	623	5.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fahs

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Fahs surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.09% in 2000 to 93.58% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities increased by nearly 46%, from 1.87% to 2.73%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black also increased from 1.19% to 1.61%. Notably, the 2010 census recorded a new segment of individuals with the Fahs surname identifying as Hispanic, whereas there were no records of this in 2000. No individuals with the Fahs surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.09%	93.58%	-2.61%
Two or More Races	1.87%	2.73%	45.99%
Black	1.19%	1.61%	35.29%
Hispanic	0%	1.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%