Explore the Family Name Kassabian

The meaning of Kassabian

Armenian: patronymic from an occupational name for a butcher, from Turkish kasap (accusative case kasabı), from Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘butcher’. This form of the surname is found mainly in the US and Lebanon. Compare Kasabian. Some characteristic forenames: Armenian Vahan, Mihran, Aram, Ara, Garo, Kourken, Krikor, Raffi, Seta, Vasken, Armen, Artin. French Andre, Georges.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kassabian has shown a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,671st most popular, but by 2010 it had improved its position to 47,429th, a change of 4.51%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during the decade, with the count rising from 397 to 447, marking a 12.59% increment. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,671	#47,429	4.51%
Count	397	447	12.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kassabian

In terms of ethnicity as obtained from the Decennial U.S. Census data, most individuals with the Kassabian surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with the percentage slightly growing from 94.46% to 95.97%. The group that identified with two or more races saw a significant decrease of 53.04%, dropping from 4.28% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010. A new addition in 2010 was the Hispanic category, accounting for 1.57% of the Kassabians. There were no reported instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities among the Kassabians in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.46%	95.97%	1.6%
Two or More Races	4.28%	2.01%	-53.04%
Hispanic	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%