How common is the surname Hassan?

21,801 people in the United States had the surname Hassan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,162 Americans. It ranked 1,652nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hassan?

Maggie Hassan, American politician (born 1958), followed by Tamer Hassan.

Where is the surname Hassan most common?

Wikidata records people named Hassan in the United States, Pakistan and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Hassan getting more or less common?

More common. 11,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,801 in 2010, up 82%.

Is Hassan also a first name?

Yes. Hassan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hassan

An Arabic surname, carried by 21,801 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hassan is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

From Arabic حَسَّان (ḥassān, “doer of good”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,801 people named Hassan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,162 Americans. That is up 82% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,993.

#1,652

rank among US surnames

21,801

people in 2010

7.4

per 100,000 Americans

+81.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,762)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,643	Bragg	21,934	14,076
#1,644	Engel	21,933	14,077
#1,645	Valadez	21,859	14,124
#1,646	Carbajal	21,838	14,138
#1,647	Redmond	21,834	14,141
#1,648	Jarrett	21,821	14,149
#1,649	Bolden	21,819	14,150

Who is named Hassan

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

39% of people named Hassan identified as Black (not Hispanic), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 19% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 39%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Asian and Pacific Islander 19%
Two or more races 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Hassans

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maggie Hassan
American politician (born 1958)
Tamer Hassan
British actor, born 1968
Yousef Hassan
Association football player, born 1996
Hameed Hassan
Afghanistan cricketer, born 1987
Steven Hassan
American mental health professional, author, and cult expert, born 1954
Quamrul Hassan
Bangladeshi artist (1921-1988)

Notable Hassans come mostly from the United States (2), Pakistan (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Hassaan

Surnames that sound like Hassan

Hassan has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hassan come from?: From Arabic حَسَّان (ḥassān, “doer of good”).
How common is the surname Hassan?: 21,801 people in the United States had the surname Hassan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,162 Americans. It ranked 1,652nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hassan?: In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Hassan identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hassan?: Maggie Hassan, American politician (born 1958), followed by Tamer Hassan.
Where is the surname Hassan most common?: Wikidata records people named Hassan in the United States, Pakistan and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
Is the surname Hassan getting more or less common?: More common. 11,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,801 in 2010, up 82%.
What are other spellings of Hassan?: Hassaan.
Is Hassan also a first name?: Yes. Hassan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.