Explore the Family Name Negussie

The meaning of Negussie

Ethiopian: from the personal name Negussie, a more common variant of Neguse, which is interpreted as ‘my king’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, the surname Negussie has seen significant growth in its prevalence from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Negussie ranked 100,194 and by 2010 it had risen to 62,903—a notable change of 37.22%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also grew during this period, with an increase from 167 to 318 people representing a significant rise of 90.42%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Negussie per 100,000 increased by 83.33%, from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#100,194	#62,903	37.22%
Count	167	318	90.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.11	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Negussie

In terms of ethnic identity associated with the Negussie surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends. Data indicates that those identifying as Black made up the largest percentage of individuals with the Negussie surname, at 88.02% in 2000 which rose to 97.17% in 2010, showing a gain of 10.40%. There was a recorded presence of people from two or more races bearing the surname in 2000, at 10.78%, but no such data was available for 2010. Other ethnicity categories, including Asian/Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented among those with the Negussie surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	88.02%	97.17%	10.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	10.78%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%