# Kassim (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kassim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,287 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,591 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 239,896 people |
| Change since 2000 | +76% (730 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

An alternative form of Qasim, from Arabic قَاسِم (qāsim).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kassim in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 31% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 15% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% |

## Similar surnames

Kassem, Keegan, Kagan, Kogan, Kuzma, Kochan, Kozma, Kazmi, Kawakami, Kocian, Kissane, Kazan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.