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

Kasabian, 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 Kasabian surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kasabian in America

Kasabian is the 82317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kasabian surname appeared 229 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 Kasabian.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kasabian 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 Kasabian

The surname Kasabian has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in countries like Lebanon and Syria. It is believed to have derived from the Arabic word "kassab," which means "butcher" or "meat seller." The name likely originated during the medieval period, when occupational surnames were common.

Historically, the earliest recorded instances of the Kasabian surname can be traced back to the 17th century in Ottoman Empire records. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Ahmad Kasabian, a butcher who lived in Aleppo, Syria, in the late 1600s.

As the Kasabian family migrated throughout the Middle East and beyond, variations of the spelling emerged, such as Kasabyan, Kassabyan, and Kasabdjian. Some of these variations were influenced by regional dialects or transcription errors when the name was transliterated into other languages.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the Kasabian surname was Hovhannes Kasabian, an Armenian merchant and philanthropist born in 1830 in Istanbul, then part of the Ottoman Empire. He was known for his contributions to the Armenian community and his support of educational institutions.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Vahram Kasabian, an Armenian-American painter and art educator born in 1888 in Kharpert, Ottoman Empire (now Elazığ, Turkey). He emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s and became known for his landscape paintings and teachings at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City.

During the 20th century, the Kasabian surname gained further recognition with individuals like Richard Kasabian, an American businessman born in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the co-founder of the successful automotive parts manufacturer, Kasabian Manufacturing Corporation.

In the field of literature, Anahit Kasabian, an Armenian-American author born in 1940 in New York City, gained acclaim for her novels and short stories exploring themes of identity, migration, and cultural heritage.

While the Kasabian surname has its roots in the Middle East, it has since spread across various parts of the world, particularly in regions with significant Armenian and Lebanese diasporas, such as the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kasabian

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

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

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