Explore the Family Name Nassif

The meaning of Nassif

Arabic: from a personal name based on nāṣif ‘just, fair’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Farid, Walid, Amir, Amine, Amr, Bassam, Fadia, Fady, Faten, Fouad, Fuad, Ghassan.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nassif has seen a significant increase in the United States between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nassif ranked 23,480th in popularity with a count of 1,009 people carrying the name. By the year 2010, however, the rank had risen to 21,272nd with 1,232 individuals bearing the name Nassif. This shows an approximately 9.4% rise in ranking position and a notable 22.1% increase in the count of people with the Nassif surname. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased by 13.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,480	#21,272	9.4%
Count	1,009	1,232	22.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.42	13.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nassif

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Nassif surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. There was a slight increase of 4.76% in this category during this decade. Those identifying as Hispanic also increased, moving from 2.97% in 2000 to 4.3% in 2010, a jump of 44.78%. Meanwhile, those who identified as two or more races dropped significantly, from 7.43% in 2000 to just 1.87% in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.1%	93.34%	4.76%
Hispanic	2.97%	4.3%	44.78%
Two or More Races	7.43%	1.87%	-74.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%