Explore the Family Name Shamoon

The meaning of Shamoon

Arabic and Assyrian/Chaldean: variant of Shamoun. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Talal, Aziz, Emad, Mohamed, Adnan, Bassam, Fawzia, Jamal, Kausar, Majid, Mehri, Mohammad.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Shamoon has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,884 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 23,432, representing an increase of 26.51%. As for the raw count of people bearing this surname, there were 684 in 2000 and 1,085 in 2010 — a substantial increase of 58.63%. The proportion of individuals with the Shamoon surname per 100,000 also rose from 0.25 to 0.37 during this period, marking a 48.0% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,884	#23,432	26.51%
Count	684	1,085	58.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.37	48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shamoon

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Shamoon, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw some changes from 2000 to 2010 as well. The largest ethnic group remained those identifying as White, which grew from 86.40% to 91.98%, an increase of 6.46%. The second-largest group, those identifying with two or more races, decreased from 10.23% in 2000 to 3.96% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander group witnessed a rise from 1.75% to 2.67%. Lastly, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with the Shamoon surname slightly increased from 1.02% to 1.20%. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.4%	91.98%	6.46%
Two or More Races	10.23%	3.96%	-61.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.75%	2.67%	52.57%
Hispanic	1.02%	1.2%	17.65%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%