Explore the Family Name Zewdie

The meaning of Zewdie

Ethiopian: from the personal name Zewdie, a variant of Zewde, which is interpreted as ‘my crown’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

The surname Zewdie has gained increasing popularity in the United States, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Zewdie was ranked as the 109,328th most popular surname, with a recorded count of 150 instances. A decade later, in 2010, its rank dramatically improved to 59,470 with a significant increase in its count to 340 instances, displaying a substantial change of 126.67%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 also doubled from 0.06 to 0.12 within this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#109,328	#59,470	45.6%
Count	150	340	126.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.12	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zewdie

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the surname Zewdie is predominantly associated with the Black community. In 2000, 90% of the individuals with the Zewdie surname identified themselves as Black. This percentage rose to 97.65% in 2010, marking an 8.5% change over the decade. While there were some who identified with two or more races in 2000, constituting 7.33%, these numbers were suppressed or not reported by 2010. There were no reported instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90%	97.65%	8.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.33%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%