Explore the Family Name Samadi

The meaning of Samadi

Muslim (mainly Iran and Afghanistan): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Samad.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Samadi has seen significant growth from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Samadi ranked 67,936 in terms of popularity but saw a rise of over 20 percent to rank at 54,055 in 2010. The number of people carrying this surname also increased by approximately 41 percent during this period, with an increase from 271 in 2000 to 382 in 2010. This rise in popularity is reflected in the proportion per 100k statistic, which went up by 30 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,936	#54,055	20.43%
Count	271	382	40.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Samadi

Looking at ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there have been some shifts in the distribution of the Samadi surname across different ethnic groups between 2000 and 2010. The most dramatic change was experienced in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which saw an increase of 166.10 percent. However, the majority of those with the Samadi surname identify as White, a group that remained relatively stable with a slight decrease of 0.68 percent. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races decreased by just over 9 percent. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Samadi surname who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, despite representation in these categories in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.58%	64.14%	-0.68%
Two or More Races	28.78%	26.18%	-9.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.95%	7.85%	166.1%
Hispanic	1.85%	0%	0%
Black	1.85%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%