Explore the Family Name Radwan

The meaning of Radwan

1. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic riḍwān ‘consent, approval, satisfaction’ (see Koran 48:29). 2. Polish: from a variant of the personal name Radowan (from Polish radować się ‘to rejoice’, from Old Slavic radъ ‘merry, glad’). Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ibrahim, Mohammed, Farid, Ghassan, Khaled, Mohamad, Mohamed, Nabil, Salwa, Sami, Wadad, Abed.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Radwan witnessed a surge in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 33,528 to 29,604, marking an 11.7% increase over the decade. Additionally, the count of individuals bearing the surname Radwan saw an uptick by almost 24%, rising from 642 in 2000 to 796 in 2010. In terms of proportion per every 100,000 people, there was a modest growth of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,528	#29,604	11.7%
Count	642	796	23.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.27	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Radwan

As for ethnic identity, information from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a significant shift within the Radwan surname bearers from 2000 to 2010. The majority identified as White, with the percentage increasing from 79.28% to 92.59%. Those identifying with two or more races experienced a drastic decrease, going from 16.36% to merely 2.76%. The percentage of Hispanic individuals also dipped from 3.12% to 2.26%. Meanwhile, the Black demographic saw a slight emergence, starting at 0% in 2000 and arriving at 1.63% in 2010. Data regarding Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were either suppressed or remained at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.28%	92.59%	16.79%
Two or More Races	16.36%	2.76%	-83.13%
Hispanic	3.12%	2.26%	-27.56%
Black	0%	1.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%