How common is the surname Hussein?

7,182 people in the United States had the surname Hussein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,989 Americans. It ranked 4,903rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Hussein getting more or less common?

More common. 3,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,182 in 2010, up 127%.

Is Hussein also a first name?

Yes. Hussein 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 Hussein

A surname, carried by 7,182 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). Hussein is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,182 people named Hussein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,989 Americans. That is up 127% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,159.

#4,903

rank among US surnames

7,182

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+127.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,442)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,899	Salmeron	7,191	42,935
#4,900	Sandhu	7,190	42,941
#4,902	Almond	7,188	42,953
#4,903	Hussein	7,182	42,989

Who is named Hussein

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

46% of people named Hussein identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 46%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.5%
Two or more races 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hussein

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

Questions

How common is the surname Hussein?: 7,182 people in the United States had the surname Hussein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,989 Americans. It ranked 4,903rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hussein?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Hussein identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Hussein getting more or less common?: More common. 3,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,182 in 2010, up 127%.
Is Hussein also a first name?: Yes. Hussein 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.