Explore the Family Name Nahas

The meaning of Nahas

Arabic and Jewish (Sephardic): occupational name from Arabic naḥḥās ‘coppersmith’. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Nabil, Abbas, Ali, Amin, Bassam, Cherif, Fadi, Issam, Karim, Majeed, Marwan, Nabeel. French Michel, Dominique.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nahas has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nahas ranked 27,344 in terms of popularity, rising to rank 27,110 by 2010, showing an upward change of 0.86%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 831 in 2000 to 893 in 2010, marking a 7.46% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 3.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,344	#27,110	0.86%
Count	831	893	7.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nahas

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with the Nahas surname increased from 91.10% to 93.39%, indicating a rise of 2.51%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased significantly from 5.42% to 2.35%, a drop of 56.64%. There was an emergence of Black ethnicity within this surname, increasing from 0% to 1.90%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander went down to 0% from 0.84%, while the Hispanic representation also decreased by 30.57%, going from 1.93% to 1.34%. There were no changes in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.1%	93.39%	2.51%
Two or More Races	5.42%	2.35%	-56.64%
Black	0%	1.9%	0%
Hispanic	1.93%	1.34%	-30.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%