Explore the Family Name Majeed

The meaning of Majeed

Muslim: variant of Majid. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdul, Tariq, Mohamed, Mohammad, Abdool, Ahad, Ali, Asif, Farhan, Iqbal, Kamal, Mian.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Majeed has increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 25,484 in 2000 to 18,676 in 2010, a notable change of 26.71%. During this same period, the count, or the number of people with the surname Majeed, rose from 911 to 1,472, showing an impressive growth of 61.58%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 individuals also grew by 47.06%, moving from 0.34 to 0.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,484	#18,676	26.71%
Count	911	1,472	61.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.5	47.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Majeed

In terms of ethnicity distribution, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with the surname Majeed identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly by 4.72%, from 46.65% to 48.85%. However, those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased by 25.10%, dropping from 12.07% to 9.04%. Notably, there was a significant growth in the proportion of individuals identifying as White, with a 64.23% increase from 13.28% to 21.81%. Meanwhile, the Black identity representation saw a decrease of 28.71%, falling from 25.25% to 18.00%. Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories experienced suppression for privacy reasons in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	46.65%	48.85%	4.72%
White	13.28%	21.81%	64.23%
Black	25.25%	18%	-28.71%
Two or More Races	12.07%	9.04%	-25.1%
Hispanic	1.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0%	0%