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    The surname Shenouda

    A patronymic surname, carried by 720 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S530

    Shenouda: #32,031 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Shenouda #32,031, 720 people Shenouda: #32,031 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Shenouda #32,031, 720 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shenouda is more common than 80.3% of them.

    Origin

    From Egyptian Arabic شنودة (šinūda), held by various Coptic popes, from Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ (šenouti, “son of God”), from ϣⲏⲣⲓ (šēri, “son”) + ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti, “god, God”), popularized by the abbot St Shenoute the Great. Doublet of Shenoute.

    Shenouda is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 720 people named Shenouda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 428,813 Americans. That is up 93% since 2000, when the Census counted 373.

    #32,031
    rank among US surnames
    720
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +93%
    change since 2000 (was #52,289)

    Who is named Shenouda

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

    96% of people named Shenouda identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Shenouda come from?
    From Egyptian Arabic شنودة (šinūda), held by various Coptic popes, from Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ (šenouti, “son of God”), from ϣⲏⲣⲓ (šēri, “son”) + ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti, “god, God”), popularized by the abbot St Shenoute the Great. Doublet of Shenoute.
    How common is the surname Shenouda?
    720 people in the United States had the surname Shenouda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 428,813 Americans. It ranked 32,031st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Shenouda?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Shenouda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Shenouda?
    Shenouda is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Shenouda getting more or less common?
    More common. 373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 720 in 2010, up 93%.
    Is Shenouda also a first name?
    Yes. Shenouda 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.