Alhassan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ﺍﻟْﺤَﺴَﻦ. This surname is mostly found in Nigeria.

Proper noun

Alhassan (plural Alhassans)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alhassan is the 36695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Alhassan is most common among Black/African American (47.48%) and White (40.07%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alhassan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 23.