Explore the Family Name Shaheed

The meaning of Shaheed

Muslim: variant of Shahid. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdul, Abdullah, Khalid, Nadirah, Adib, Ahmad, Ali, Bayyinah, Dawud, Wali, Yusuf, Ahmed.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Shaheed increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,614th in popularity but rose to 26,422nd by 2010, marking a change of 13.69%. The total count of individuals with this surname also grew during this period, from 719 people in 2000 to 924 in 2010, a significant increase of 28.51%. The proportion of people with the Shaheed surname per 100,000 also increased by 14.81%, moving from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,614	#26,422	13.69%
Count	719	924	28.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.31	14.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shaheed

When we look at ethnic identity associated with the Shaheed surname, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there are some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander nearly doubled, increasing from 5.70% to 10.82%. Individuals who identified with two or more races also saw an increase, moving from 3.48% to 4.76%. The proportion of those identifying as white modestly increased by 7.89%, from 4.31% to 4.65%. There was no data available for Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in 2010, possibly due to privacy suppression (S). However, the largest group, those identifying as Black, decreased from 83.45% in 2000 to 76.73% in 2010, a drop of 8.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	83.45%	76.73%	-8.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.7%	10.82%	89.82%
Two or More Races	3.48%	4.76%	36.78%
White	4.31%	4.65%	7.89%
Hispanic	2.36%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.7%	0%	0%