Explore the Family Name Shihadeh

The meaning of Shihadeh

Arabic (Jordan and Syria): from Arabic Shiḥādah, of unexplained etymology. Shihādah (unlike the surname, it is spelled with soft h) is a female personal name, from shihādah ‘testimony, certification; martyrdom’ (compare Shehadeh).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shihadeh has seen an increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. Its ranking improved from 50,801 in 2000 to 40,261 in 2010, reflecting a significant change of around 20.75 percent. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also experienced an upward trend. In 2000, there were 386 people with the surname Shihadeh, but by 2010, this number had grown to 544, marking an increase of approximately 40.93 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,801	#40,261	20.75%
Count	386	544	40.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.18	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shihadeh

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shihadeh, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a varied distribution. In 2000, the majority of the bearers of the surname identified as White (75.39%), followed by those who identified with two or more races (18.13%), Asian/Pacific Islander (3.37%), Hispanic (1.81%), and Black (1.30%). However, by 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White increased significantly to 89.52%, while all other categories saw a decrease except for the Hispanic group which rose to 2.94%. Notably, the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races dropped considerably to 0.92% and 5.51% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.39%	89.52%	18.74%
Two or More Races	18.13%	5.51%	-69.61%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.94%	62.43%
Black	1.3%	1.1%	-15.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.37%	0.92%	-72.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%