Explore the Family Name Yaseen

The meaning of Yaseen

Muslim: variant of Yasin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Yaseen has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 88,461 and by 2010, its ranking had escalated to 55,619, a change of 37.13 percent. The census count for this name also grew significantly from 195 people in 2000 to 369 in 2010, an increase of 89.23 percent. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 increased from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, marking an 85.71 percent rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#88,461	#55,619	37.13%
Count	195	369	89.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.13	85.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yaseen

Regarding the ethnic identity of those carrying the Yaseen surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 11.27 percent, going from 38.97 percent in 2000 to 43.36 percent in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals who identified as having two or more ethnicities fell sharply, by nearly 50 percent, from 10.77 percent in 2000 to just 5.42 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White also dropped by 11.58 percent, though they still accounted for the largest group at 44.44 percent in 2010. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Black or Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, 5.42 percent of the Yaseens identified as Black. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	50.26%	44.44%	-11.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	38.97%	43.36%	11.27%
Two or More Races	10.77%	5.42%	-49.68%
Black	0%	5.42%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%