Explore the Family Name Khatun

The meaning of Khatun

Muslim (India and Bangladesh): status name from an honorific title for women in Turkic languages. — Note: This is not a surname; it is a title equivalent to ‘Lady’. It was registered as a surname only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Khatun saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Khatun was ranked as the 37,374th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had jumped to the 18,296th spot - an impressive 51.05% change. The count of individuals with the Khatun surname also grew significantly during this period, from 561 in 2000 to 1,517 in 2010, marking a 170.41% increase. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 of the population nearly tripled, from 0.21 to 0.51.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,374	#18,296	51.05%
Count	561	1,517	170.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.51	142.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Khatun

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Khatun also changed between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Among those identified as of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity carrying the surname, there was an increase from 86.99% in 2000 to 96.7% in 2010. However, the percentage of Khatuns identifying with two or more races decreased dramatically from 11.59% to 2.04%. While there were no Khatuns of White or Hispanic ethnicity recorded in 2000, by 2010, both groups emerged in the demographics at 0.59% and 0.33%, respectively. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.99%	96.7%	11.16%
Two or More Races	11.59%	2.04%	-82.4%
White	0%	0.59%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.33%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%