Find out how popular the last name Ghalayini is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ghalayini.

Ghalayini, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ghalayini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ghalayini in America

Ghalayini is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ghalayini surname appeared 125 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ghalayini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ghalayini to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ghalayini

The surname GHALAYINI is of Arabic origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle East. It likely originated in the region that is now Lebanon during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name GHALAYINI is derived from the Arabic word "ghilaan", which means "dense vegetation" or "thicket". This suggests that the surname may have initially referred to someone who lived in a heavily forested or overgrown area. Variations of the spelling include GHALAINI, GHALAYANI, and GHALAYANI.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GHALAYINI surname appears in a manuscript from the 14th century, which documented land ownership and taxation records in the area around modern-day Beirut. The name is listed as belonging to a family of landowners in the village of Ghalaynah, which may have been the original source of the surname.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Ibrahim GHALAYINI was a prominent scholar and historian who wrote extensively about the Islamic Golden Age and the Abbasid Caliphate. His works are still studied and referenced by historians today.

During the 19th century, a man named Yusuf GHALAYINI was a renowned poet and literary figure in the Arab world. He was born in 1826 and was known for his contributions to the Nahda, the Arab literary renaissance of the 19th century.

Another prominent individual with the GHALAYINI surname was Mustafa GHALAYINI, who lived from 1889 to 1944. He was a Syrian politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Syria in the 1940s.

In the early 20th century, a man named Lutfi GHALAYINI was a prominent writer and intellectual who advocated for Arab nationalism and self-determination. He was born in 1887 and played a significant role in the Arab Renaissance movement.

Throughout history, the GHALAYINI surname has been associated with various prominent figures in the Arab world, particularly in the fields of literature, academia, and politics. While the name originated in the region now known as Lebanon, it has since spread to other parts of the Middle East and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ghalayini

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ghalayini.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ghalayini was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ghalayini has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ghalayini was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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