Explore the Family Name Gharibian

The meaning of Gharibian

Armenian: patronymic from Turkish garip (accusative case garibi) ‘stranger’, also ‘impoverished person’. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Razmik, Vigen, Kevork, Anahid, Antranik, Ara, Armen, Arsen, Artush, Dikran, Galoust, Garegin.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gharibian has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010, rising from rank 48,665 to 36,048 -- an increase of 25.93%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 52.83%, jumping from 407 in 2000 to 622 in 2010. This implies a growing number of people identifying with the Gharibian surname over the decade. Their representation per 100k of the population also saw a 40% increase, moving from 0.15 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#36,048	25.93%
Count	407	622	52.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.21	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gharibian

On the topic of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Gharibian surname identified as White both in 2000 and 2010, with a small increase of 7.52% over the decade. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. However, there was a significant decrease in the percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities, dropping by 67.26%. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, though it still represents a small fraction of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.73%	93.25%	7.52%
Two or More Races	11.79%	3.86%	-67.26%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.57%	108.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%