Explore the Family Name Sarhan

The meaning of Sarhan

Arabic: variant of Sirhan ‘wolf’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sarhan has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sarhan was ranked 76,700th in popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to 60,347th place, indicating a 21.32% increase in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also grew during this period, from 233 people in 2000 to 334 in 2010, marking a 43.35% increase. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there were 0.09 individuals named Sarhan in 2000 and 0.11 in 2010, showing a 22.22% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#60,347	21.32%
Count	233	334	43.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sarhan

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among those bearing the Sarhan surname between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage identifying as White increased from 79.4% in 2000 to 88.02% in 2010, the proportion of Sarhans identifying as two or more races declined substantially, dropping 62.56% from 17.6% to 6.59%. There was also a small decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black, falling from 2.15% to 1.8%. Interestingly, the 2010 data showed that 2.4% of Sarhan's identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category not represented in the 2000 data. The categories of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained consistently at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.4%	88.02%	10.86%
Two or More Races	17.6%	6.59%	-62.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.4%	0%
Black	2.15%	1.8%	-16.28%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%