Explore the Family Name Kashani

The meaning of Kashani

Iranian and Jewish (from Iran): habitational name for someone from the city of Kashān. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ali, Amir, Ahmad, Hamid, Saeed, Afshin, Haleh, Hossein, Mahmoud, Massoud, Mehrdad, Naseer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kashani has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname jumped from 33,782 in 2000 to 29,947 in 2010, marking a change of 11.35 percent. In terms of count, there were 636 individuals with the surname Kashani in 2000 and this number increased to 784 in 2010 – a growth of 23.27 percent. The proportion per 100,000 also saw an increase of 12.5 percent from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,782	#29,947	11.35%
Count	636	784	23.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.27	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kashani

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the distribution for the surname Kashani between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 46.03 percent, those identifying as two or more races also saw a decrease of 32.11 percent. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White saw an increase of 7.47 percent. The Hispanic community saw a slight decrease of 6.37 percent. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black was at zero in 2000 but increased to 0.64 percent in 2010. There was no change among American Indian and Alaskan Native holders of the surname Kashani over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.4%	85.33%	7.47%
Two or More Races	16.35%	11.1%	-32.11%
Hispanic	2.04%	1.91%	-6.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.89%	1.02%	-46.03%
Black	0%	0.64%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%