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

Khanin, 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 Khanin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Khanin in America

Khanin is the 126765th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Khanin surname appeared 135 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 Khanin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Khanin 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 Khanin

The surname KHANIN is of Russian origin, derived from the word "khan" which means a ruler or chief in Turkic and Mongolian languages. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the possessive suffix "-in" to the name of the father or ancestor.

This surname is believed to have emerged in the 16th or 17th century when the Russian Empire expanded into Central Asia and came into contact with various Turkic and Mongolian ethnic groups. The name may have been adopted by individuals who were associated with or served under a khan.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname KHANIN can be found in the census records of the Russian Empire from the late 18th century. These records often listed individuals by their surnames, providing valuable information about the distribution and prevalence of various family names.

In terms of historical figures, one notable person with the surname KHANIN was Alexey Khanin, a Russian painter who lived from 1778 to 1853. He was known for his portraits and landscapes, and his works can be found in several Russian museums.

Another individual of note was Ivan Khanin, a Russian military officer who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the late 19th century. He participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and was awarded several military honors for his service.

In the early 20th century, Mikhail Khanin was a prominent Russian architect who designed several notable buildings in St. Petersburg, including the Mikhailovsky Palace and the Mariinsky Theatre.

The surname KHANIN can also be found in some historical records from Central Asia, particularly in the regions that were once part of the Khanates of Bukhara and Khiva, which were ruled by Turkic and Uzbek dynasties.

It is worth noting that the name KHANIN may have variations in spelling, such as Khanin, Khanin, or Khanin, depending on the transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Khanin

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

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

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