Explore the Family Name Yousaf

The meaning of Yousaf

Muslim (mainly Pakistan, also India): variant of Yusuf ‘Joseph’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Yousaf saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yousaf was ranked 61,855th but skyrocketed to 35,764th in rank by 2010, marking an impressive rise of over 42%. The absolute count of individuals with this surname also more than doubled from 303 in 2000 to 628 in 2010, an increase of over 107%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people nearly doubled as well, going from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, a surge of around 91%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,855	#35,764	42.18%
Count	303	628	107.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.21	90.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yousaf

In terms of ethnic identity, the Yousaf surname is most commonly associated with the Asian/Pacific Islander community, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group represented nearly 70% of those with this last name in 2000, and this percentage grew to over 88% in 2010, indicating an upward shift of about 26%. However, there were notable declines in other ethnic identities. The percentage of Yousafs identifying with two or more races dropped by a staggering 73%, from 18.81% to 5.10%. Similarly, the proportion of whites and Hispanics under this surname decreased by 65% and 36% respectively. Despite these drops, the black community saw a rise from zero to 2.71% during the same period, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native population remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	69.64%	88.06%	26.45%
Two or More Races	18.81%	5.1%	-72.89%
White	8.25%	2.87%	-65.21%
Black	0%	2.71%	0%
Hispanic	1.98%	1.27%	-35.86%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%