Explore the Family Name Hammoud

The meaning of Hammoud

Muslim (mainly the Levant and Egypt): from a personal name based on Arabic ḥammūd ‘much praising (to God)’, a derivative of ḥmd ‘praise’ (see Hamid). Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ali, Hassan, Ahmad, Jamal, Mohamad, Abdul, Ahmed, Ezzat, Fadi, Faisal, Fouad, Ibrahim.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hammoud has shown significant increase over a decade. In 2000, Hammoud was ranked as the 53,904th most common surname in the United States with 359 instances recorded. By 2010, the rank improved to 34,758th with a total count of 650, marking an impressive growth rate of 81.06%. The proportion of individuals with the Hammoud surname per 100,000 people also increased from 0.13 to 0.22 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,904	#34,758	35.52%
Count	359	650	81.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.22	69.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hammoud

The Decennial U.S. Census data further provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hammoud. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a notable increase from 75.49% to 93.08% over the decade. Meanwhile, representation from those identifying as two or more races saw a significant decrease from 23.68% to just 3.54%. The 2010 data also revealed that a small percentage (2.31%) of individuals with the Hammoud surname identified as Hispanic. There were no individuals listed under Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.49%	93.08%	23.3%
Two or More Races	23.68%	3.54%	-85.05%
Hispanic	0%	2.31%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%