Explore the Family Name Mohsen

The meaning of Mohsen

Muslim: from a variant Arabic spelling and a Persian form of the Arabic personal name Muḥsin ‘beneficent; benefactor’. See also Mohsin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mohsen has significantly grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 79,958th in prevalence, but by 2010, it had climbed to 45,886th—a rise of approximately 42.61%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Mohsen surname more than doubled within this period, increasing from 221 to 465—an impressive growth of 110.41%. This is confirmed by the proportion per 100k people that rose by 100%, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,958	#45,886	42.61%
Count	221	465	110.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.16	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mohsen

The ethnic identity associated with the Mohsen surname also saw shifts between 2000 and 2010, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 30.66%, reaching 9.46% in 2010 up from 7.24% in 2000. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as White also rose notably, from 63.35% to 76.77%, a growth of 21.18%. However, there were decreases in other categories: the proportion identifying as two or more races nearly halved, falling from 23.98% to 11.40%, and the percentage of Hispanics also fell by 58.29%, from 3.62% in 2000 to 1.51% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.35%	76.77%	21.18%
Two or More Races	23.98%	11.4%	-52.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.24%	9.46%	30.66%
Hispanic	3.62%	1.51%	-58.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%