Explore the Family Name Shadid

The meaning of Shadid

Arabic: from a personal name based on Arabic shadīd ‘strong’. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Bassam, Belal, Esam, Eyad, Fadia, Hend, Kamel, Khalid, Mamoon, Mousa, Reem, Saleem.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shadid has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Shadid ranked 46,240th most popular surname, while in 2010 it moved up to the 43,511th position, indicating a positive change of 5.9%. The count of individuals with the Shadid surname also increased by approximately 14.3%, from 434 in 2000 to 496 in 2010. This increase is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which slightly grew from 0.16 to 0.17 within the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#43,511	5.9%
Count	434	496	14.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shadid

As for ethnic identity, the census data reveals some diversity among individuals carrying the Shadid surname. In 2000, the majority of Shadids identified as white, at 94.24%, and this figure marginally decreased to 93.35% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made up 1.61% in 2000, but saw a decrease of about 24.8% by 2010. The Black community saw an increase of around 16.67%, moving from 1.38% to 1.61% over the ten-year period. Individuals identifying with two or more races also increased by 19.37% from 2.53% to 3.02%. No Shadids identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.24%	93.35%	-0.94%
Two or More Races	2.53%	3.02%	19.37%
Black	1.38%	1.61%	16.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.61%	1.21%	-24.84%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%