Explore the Family Name Husseini

The meaning of Husseini

Muslim: surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Hussein, among the Shiite Muslims in particular from/with Husain, son of their first imam Ali. Compare Hussaini.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Husseini has seen a significant rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the Husseini surname improved from 76,700 in 2000 to 60,790 in 2010, marking a change of 20.74%. In terms of the actual count of individuals with the Husseini surname, there was an increase of 42.06%, from 233 in 2000 to 331 in 2010. This also translated into an increased proportion of the surname per 100k people in America, which grew by 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#60,790	20.74%
Count	233	331	42.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Husseini

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Husseini also saw some remarkable changes between 2000 and 2010. While individuals identifying as White remained the majority, their percentage decreased by 16.18% over this period. There was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Black and Asian/Pacific Islander, representing 14.2% and 4.23% respectively in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races decreased by 21.51%, and those identifying as Hispanic saw a small reduction of 11.95%. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category maintained a consistent 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.26%	69.79%	-16.18%
Black	0%	14.2%	0%
Two or More Races	11.16%	8.76%	-21.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	4.23%	0%
Hispanic	3.43%	3.02%	-11.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%