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

Abdeljawad, 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 Abdeljawad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdeljawad in America

Abdeljawad is the 111426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdeljawad surname appeared 158 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 Abdeljawad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdeljawad 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 Abdeljawad

The surname ABDELJAWAD has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in the Arabic-speaking regions. It is a combination of two words: "Abdel," which means "servant" or "slave," and "Jawad," which is derived from the Arabic word "jood," meaning "generosity" or "nobility." The name can be translated as "servant of the generous one" or "servant of the noble one."

The earliest recorded instances of this surname date back to the 7th century AD, during the early days of the Islamic expansion across the Middle East and North Africa. It is believed that the name was initially given to individuals who were known for their generosity, hospitality, or noble character.

In the 9th century AD, the ABDELJAWAD surname appeared in historical records from the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories stretching from modern-day Iran to Morocco. One notable figure from this period was Abu Bakr al-Abdeljawad, a prominent Islamic scholar and jurist who lived in Baghdad during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu'tadid (892-902 AD).

During the medieval period, the ABDELJAWAD surname was also found in regions such as Andalusia (modern-day Spain and Portugal), where it was associated with the Moorish rulers and their descendants. One example is Ibn Abdeljawad al-Qurtubi, a renowned philosopher and mathematician who lived in Cordoba in the 12th century.

As the Arabic-speaking populations expanded and migrated, the ABDELJAWAD surname also spread to other parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. In the 14th century, there are records of an influential figure named Ahmad ibn Abdeljawad, a scholar and poet who lived in Cairo during the Mamluk Sultanate.

Another notable bearer of this surname was Abdeljawad al-Siqilli, a Sicilian-born Muslim scholar and writer who lived in the 15th century. He is renowned for his work on Islamic jurisprudence and his contributions to the literary and intellectual circles of his time.

In more recent centuries, the ABDELJAWAD surname has been carried by individuals from various Arab countries, including Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Morocco. One prominent figure was Muhammad Abdeljawad, a Syrian intellectual and writer who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to Arabic literature and his advocacy for Arab nationalism.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdeljawad

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

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

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