Explore the Family Name Fathi

The meaning of Fathi

Muslim: surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Fath.

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

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

The surname Fathi has seen a significant rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Fathi ranked 59,916th in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 44,500th spot, an increase of roughly 25.73%. The actual count for the surname also showed an upward trajectory, growing from 315 in 2000 to 483 in 2010, marking a notable 53.33% increase. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Fathi surname per 100,000 people increased by about 33.33% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,916	#44,500	25.73%
Count	315	483	53.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.16	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fathi

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Fathi surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals holding this surname identified as White in both census years (79.05% in 2000 and 81.57% in 2010), there was a slight decrease among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or More Races. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 3.17% to 1.86%, while those reporting Two or More Races went down from 14.60% to 12.84%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanics increased marginally from 2.22% to 2.48%. Notably, there were no individuals with the Fathi surname that identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 1.24% identified as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.05%	81.57%	3.19%
Two or More Races	14.6%	12.84%	-12.05%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.48%	11.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.17%	1.86%	-41.32%
Black	0%	1.24%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%