Explore the Family Name Hassen

The meaning of Hassen

Muslim (mainly Ethiopia and Maghreb): variant of Hasan. Compare Hasen 1. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ahmed, Fareed, Mohamed, Mohammed, Abdul, Waleed, Abdu, Abdulkadir, Abed, Ahmad, Akil, Alia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hassen has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname climbed from 17,304th place in 2000 to 13,981st place in 2010, showing an impressive climb of 19.2%. The count of individuals with the Hassen surname also rose from 1,506 in 2000 to 2,156 in 2010 – a robust increase of 43.16%. Consequently, the proportion of the Hassen surname per 100k people saw a growth of 30.36%, moving from 0.56 in 2000 to 0.73 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,304	#13,981	19.2%
Count	1,506	2,156	43.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.73	30.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hassen

The ethnicity distribution of the Hassen surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. A majority of the Hassens identified as White, though the percentage dropped slightly from 67.60% in 2000 to 59.42% in 2010. The Black ethnicity saw an appreciable rise of 53.21%, growing from 21.31% in 2000 to 32.65% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity also experienced an increase of 58.55%, while the percentage of those identifying as two or more races fell notably by 61.40%. The Hispanic ethnic identity remained stable, and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation decreased marginally.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.6%	59.42%	-12.1%
Black	21.31%	32.65%	53.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.93%	3.06%	58.55%
Two or More Races	6.84%	2.64%	-61.4%
Hispanic	1.99%	1.99%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.23%	-30.3%