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    The surname Ghassemi

    A Persian surname, carried by 371 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex G250

    Ghassemi: #55,386 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ghassemi #55,386, 371 people Ghassemi: #55,386 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ghassemi #55,386, 371 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ghassemi is more common than 65.9% of them.

    Origin

    Persian origin

    From Iranian Persian قاسمی (ġâssemi), from Classical Persian قاسمی (qāsimī), from the given name قاسم, from Arabic قَاسِم (qāsim).

    One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 371 people named Ghassemi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 832,198 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 309.

    #55,386
    rank among US surnames
    371
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20.1%
    change since 2000 (was #60,887)

    Who is named Ghassemi

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named Ghassemi identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as two or more races and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Two or more races 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Persian surnames

    All 28 Persian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ghassemi come from?
    From Iranian Persian قاسمی (ġâssemi), from Classical Persian قاسمی (qāsimī), from the given name قاسم, from Arabic قَاسِم (qāsim).
    How common is the surname Ghassemi?
    371 people in the United States had the surname Ghassemi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 832,198 Americans. It ranked 55,386th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ghassemi?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ghassemi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Ghassemi getting more or less common?
    More common. 309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 371 in 2010, up 20%.