Explore the Family Name Kassem

The meaning of Kassem

Muslim: variant of Qasim. Compare Kasem and Kassim. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ahmed, Mohamed, Khaled, Khalil, Sami, Abbas, Ahmad, Ali, Mohamad, Mohammad, Moustapha, Walid.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kassem has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 32,094th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 22,838th position, marking an approximately 28.84% rise in rank. The actual count of people with this surname also saw an upsurge from 678 in 2000 to 1121 in 2010, showing a growth of about 65.34%. This increase resulted in the proportion per 100,000 people growing by 52%, moving from 0.25 to 0.38.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,094	#22,838	28.84%
Count	678	1,121	65.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.38	52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kassem

The ethnicity associated with the surname Kassem also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. People identifying as White constituted the majority of individuals with this surname, increasing from 73.60% in 2000 to 85.28% in 2010. Those identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic represented 3.39% in 2000 and increased to 5.17% by 2010, noting a 52.51% change. However, those who identified with two or more races decreased significantly from 19.03% to 6.16%. The proportion of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose slightly, while the percentage of individuals recognizing themselves as Black fell to zero. There were no respondents identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.6%	85.28%	15.87%
Two or More Races	19.03%	6.16%	-67.63%
Hispanic	3.39%	5.17%	52.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.59%	0%
Black	2.06%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%