Explore the Family Name Jalali

The meaning of Jalali

Muslim (mainly Iran, also Afghanistan and Pakistan): derivative of Arabic jalāl ‘majesty, glory’, or a surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Jalal. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdul, Ahmad, Alireza, Laleh, Saeed, Sahba, Abdullah, Aisha, Ali, Bahram, Batoul, Behnaz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jalali has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Jalali was ranked 38,395 in terms of frequency, with a count of 542 occurrences. By 2010, the rank had improved to 32,079 and the count increased to 719. This represents a substantial positive change in rank by 16.45%, and an increase in count by 32.66%. The proportion per 100k also rose 20% from 0.2 to 0.24 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,395	#32,079	16.45%
Count	542	719	32.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.24	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jalali

The ethnicity distribution for the Jalali last name also saw some significant changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. People of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity bearing this surname grew from 11.25% to 14.60%, showing an increase of 29.78%. Those identifying as two or more races decreased slightly from 20.66% to 17.94%. The percentage of White individuals remained consistent at 64.39%. A small increase was noted among those of Hispanic ethnicity, going up from 2.95% to 3.06%. No change was observed in the percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the Jalali surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.39%	64.39%	0%
Two or More Races	20.66%	17.94%	-13.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.25%	14.6%	29.78%
Hispanic	2.95%	3.06%	3.73%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%