Explore the Family Name Habtemariam

The meaning of Habtemariam

Ethiopian and Eritrean (also Habte Mariam): from the male personal name Habte Mariam, which has the Christian religious meaning ‘treasure of Mary’ (see Habte and Mariam). — Note: Since Ethiopians and Eritreans do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Habtemariam has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 81,100 but improved to 48,530 by 2010, marking an impressive 40.16% change. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname doubled from 217 to 435, a growth rate of 100.46%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Habtemariam surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.08 to 0.15 during this period, an increase of 87.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,100	#48,530	40.16%
Count	217	435	100.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.15	87.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Habtemariam

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Habtemariam surname identify as Black. As of 2010, 96.78% of individuals with the Habtemariam surname identified as Black, up from 89.86% in 2000, representing a 7.7% change. Conversely, those identifying with two or more races fell dramatically from 8.76% to 1.38%, a decline of 84.25%. There were no individuals recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.86%	96.78%	7.7%
Two or More Races	8.76%	1.38%	-84.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%