Explore the Family Name Khater

The meaning of Khater

Arabic (mainly Egypt, Sudan, and the Levant): from khātir ‘mind, awareness’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Khater has increased significantly over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 90,652 in popularity and rose to 65,424 by 2010, a considerable rise of approximately 27.83%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw substantial growth during this period, with the number increasing from 189 in 2000 to 303 in 2010, which represents an impressive growth of 60.32%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Khater per 100,000 population escalated by 42.86%, from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#90,652	#65,424	27.83%
Count	189	303	60.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.1	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Khater

The ethnicity associated with the surname Khater underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of the Khater surname bearers identified as White (70.37%), and this percentage increased to 87.13% by 2010. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 7.41% to 3.3% during the same decade. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities experienced a significant drop from 20.11% to 4.29%. The population of Hispanic Khater surname holders saw an increase from 0% to 3.96% while Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.37%	87.13%	23.82%
Two or More Races	20.11%	4.29%	-78.67%
Hispanic	0%	3.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.41%	3.3%	-55.47%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%