Explore the Family Name Hussen

The meaning of Hussen

Muslim (mainly Ethiopia): variant of Hussein (see Husain).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hussen has witnessed a significant growth in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 92,217 but by 2010, it moved up to rank 57,781, which is an impressive increase of 37.34%. The number of people carrying this surname has almost doubled during this period, with the count increasing from 185 people in 2000 to 352 people in 2010, reflecting a hefty rise of 90.27%. Correspondingly, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100k also rose by 71.43%, moving from 0.07 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#92,217	#57,781	37.34%
Count	185	352	90.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.12	71.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hussen

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Hussen also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the percentage of those identifying as Black rose by a considerable 58.33% to become 70.17% in 2010, the figures for other ethnic identities generally declined. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 9.73% to 5.40%, marking a drop of 44.50%, and the group identifying as White also decreased by 25.25% to reach 18.18%. The representation of the surname among those recognizing themselves as belonging to two or more races saw a major decline from 17.84% to 3.13%, a change of -82.46%. Meanwhile, the figures remained steady for those recognizing as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	44.32%	70.17%	58.33%
White	24.32%	18.18%	-25.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.73%	5.4%	-44.5%
Two or More Races	17.84%	3.13%	-82.46%
Hispanic	3.78%	3.13%	-17.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%