How common is the surname Hosseini?

1,202 people in the United States had the surname Hosseini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hosseini?

Khaled Hosseini, Afghan-American novelist (born 1965), followed by Fereshteh Hosseini.

Where is the surname Hosseini most common?

Wikidata records people named Hosseini in the United States, Iran and France.

Is the surname Hosseini getting more or less common?

More common. 923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Hosseini

A Persian surname, carried by 1,202 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hosseini is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

Persian origin

Borrowed from Persian حسینی (hoseyni).

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 1,202 people named Hosseini in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 923.

#21,672

rank among US surnames

1,202

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+30.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,199)

Who is named Hosseini

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

76% of people named Hosseini identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as two or more races and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Two or more races 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hosseinis

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Khaled Hosseini
Afghan-American novelist (born 1965)
Fereshteh Hosseini
Actress, born 1997
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims, 1936–2025

Notable Hosseinis come mostly from the United States (1), Iran (1) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hosseini

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

Other Persian surnames

All 28 Persian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hosseini come from?: Borrowed from Persian حسینی (hoseyni).
How common is the surname Hosseini?: 1,202 people in the United States had the surname Hosseini in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hosseini?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Hosseini identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hosseini?: Khaled Hosseini, Afghan-American novelist (born 1965), followed by Fereshteh Hosseini.
Where is the surname Hosseini most common?: Wikidata records people named Hosseini in the United States, Iran and France.
Is the surname Hosseini getting more or less common?: More common. 923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 30%.