Explore the Family Name Farid

The meaning of Farid

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic farīd ‘unique, matchless’. Compare Fareed. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Farid, Mohammad, Hisham, Ali, Hani, Mohamad, Samir, Abbas, Abdullah, Abid, Ahmad, Ahmed.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Farid has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 33,090 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to 27,002. This represents a change of 18.4%. Furthermore, the count of people with this surname increased by 37.73% from 652 in 2000 to 898 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also increased by 25.0% over this decade, from 0.24 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#27,002	18.4%
Count	652	898	37.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.3	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Farid

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Farid changed quite significantly between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 23.13%, from 24.69% to 30.4%. However, those reporting their ethnicity as two or more races decreased by 46.36%, from 17.02% to 9.13%. Meanwhile, the percentage of White individuals slightly increased by 5.85%, from 47.55% to 50.33%. There was a new appearance of Hispanic individuals in 2010, accounting for 2.67%. A small percentage (0.56%) identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was not represented in 2000. The proportion of Black individuals decreased slightly from 7.82% to 6.90%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	47.55%	50.33%	5.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	24.69%	30.4%	23.13%
Two or More Races	17.02%	9.13%	-46.36%
Black	7.82%	6.9%	-11.76%
Hispanic	0%	2.67%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.56%	0%