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

Abdelkader, 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 Abdelkader surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdelkader in America

Abdelkader is the 50659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdelkader surname appeared 412 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 Abdelkader.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdelkader 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 Abdelkader

The surname Abdelkader has its origins in the Arabic language and is found predominantly in North African countries such as Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. The name is derived from the Arabic words 'Abd' meaning 'servant' and 'al-Qadir' meaning 'the All-Powerful', referring to one of the names of God in Islam.

The earliest known historical reference to the name Abdelkader can be traced back to the 12th century, when it was mentioned in medieval Arabic manuscripts and records from the region. One of the most famous individuals bearing this name was Abdelkader El Djezairi, an Algerian religious leader, and military commander who led the resistance against French colonial forces in the mid-19th century.

Another notable figure with the surname Abdelkader was Abdelkader El Ghaziri, a 17th-century Moroccan poet and scholar who wrote extensively on Islamic theology and philosophy. His works were widely influential in the Maghreb region and parts of the Middle East.

In the 14th century, the name Abdelkader was also associated with Abdelkader ben Ibrahim, a renowned architect from Granada, Spain, who was responsible for designing and overseeing the construction of the famous Alhambra palace complex during the reign of the Nasrid dynasty.

The name Abdelkader has also been recorded in various historical documents and manuscripts from the Ottoman Empire, such as the Sicill-i Osmanî, which was a compilation of biographical records of important figures during the Ottoman period.

One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Abdelkader can be found in the medieval Arabic manuscript "Kitab al-Ansab" (Book of Genealogies), which dates back to the 11th century and provides detailed accounts of Arab tribes and their lineages.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdelkader

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

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

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