Explore the Family Name Hashmi

The meaning of Hashmi

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): variant of Hashimi. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Syed, Shoaib, Muhammad, Asif, Raza, Abdul, Adnan, Amjed, Farooq, Fayyaz, Imran, Jawaid.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hashmi has seen an increase in popularity within the United States over the past decade. In 2000, Hashmi was ranked as the 22,370th most popular surname, with a count of 1,074 occurrences. By 2010, however, the rank had improved to 16,644, representing a significant increase of 25.6%. The total count also rose to 1,721, marking a substantial growth of 60.24%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Hashmi per 100,000 people increased from 0.4 to 0.58, showing a 45% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,370	#16,644	25.6%
Count	1,074	1,721	60.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.58	45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hashmi

According to the same census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hashmi has predominantly been Asian/Pacific Islander. In 2000, about 80.63% of those bearing the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islanders, and this percentage rose to 88.32% by 2010, indicating an increase of 9.54%. The second most common ethnicity, 'two or more races', saw a decline from 9.68% in 2000 to 3.54% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White also decreased from 7.54% to 6.45%, while the proportion of Hispanics saw a slight reduction from 1.30% to 1.10%. No changes were noted in the percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities, which remained at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	80.63%	88.32%	9.54%
White	7.54%	6.45%	-14.46%
Two or More Races	9.68%	3.54%	-63.43%
Hispanic	1.3%	1.1%	-15.38%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%