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

Hussen, 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 Hussen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hussen in America

Hussen is the 57781st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hussen surname appeared 352 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 Hussen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hussen 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 Hussen

The surname Hussen is of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic personal name "Hussein" or "Husayn." This name traces its roots back to the 7th century and has a rich historical significance in the Islamic world.

The earliest known bearer of the name Hussen was Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hussein ibn Ali was born in Medina in 626 CE and played a pivotal role in the early Shia-Sunni split after the death of his father. He was martyred in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE, an event that holds immense importance in Shia Islam.

The name Hussen started appearing in various historical records and manuscripts across the Middle East and North Africa during the medieval period. It was particularly prevalent among Muslim communities in regions like Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Egypt.

One notable early reference to the name Hussen can be found in the "Muqaddimah" (Prolegomena), a 14th-century historical work written by the renowned Arab philosopher and historian Ibn Khaldun. He mentions several individuals with the name Hussen in his genealogical accounts.

As the Islamic empires expanded, the name Hussen spread to other parts of the world, including parts of Europe and Asia. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman Empire's rule over the Balkans, the name became more common in areas like Bosnia, Serbia, and Bulgaria.

Among the notable historical figures who bore the surname Hussen, one can mention Husayn ibn Ali al-Hussen (626-680 CE), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and the central figure in the Shia-Sunni split; Al-Husayn ibn Isma'il al-Hussen (833-900 CE), a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist from Persia; and Husayn al-Kurdi al-Hussen (1618-1689), a prominent Kurdish military leader and governor under the Ottoman Empire.

In more recent history, Saddam Hussein (1937-2006), the former President of Iraq, was arguably the most well-known bearer of the name. Although his surname was spelled differently, it originated from the same Arabic root.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hussen

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

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 Hussen 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 Hussen 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 Hussen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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