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

Abdelmessih, 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 Abdelmessih surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdelmessih in America

Abdelmessih is the 81458th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdelmessih surname appeared 232 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 Abdelmessih.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdelmessih 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 Abdelmessih

The surname ABDELMESSIH has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is a combination of two words, "Abdel" which means "servant" and "Messih" which means "Messiah" or "Christ". This name likely originated in regions of the Middle East and North Africa where Arabic was spoken, particularly in areas with significant Christian populations.

ABDELMESSIH was likely a name given to individuals who were servants or followers of Christ, possibly within religious orders or communities. The earliest recorded examples of this surname can be traced back to the 7th and 8th centuries, during the spread of Islam and the establishment of Arabic as a predominant language in various regions.

In the 10th century, a scholar and physician named Abu al-Qasim Abdelmessih al-Majriti lived in Cordoba, Spain. He made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and astronomy during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization. Another notable figure with this surname was Yusuf Abdelmessih Qazma Khuri, a 19th-century Lebanese writer and intellectual.

In the 13th century, there are records of individuals with the surname ABDELMESSIH residing in Egypt, particularly in cities like Cairo and Alexandria. This may have been due to the presence of Coptic Christian communities in these areas.

During the Ottoman Empire era, the ABDELMESSIH surname can be found in various regions under Ottoman rule, such as present-day Lebanon, Syria, and parts of the Levant. One prominent individual from this time was Ibrahim Abdelmessih, a 17th-century Lebanese Maronite scholar and poet.

In more recent history, Khalil Abdelmessih was an Egyptian Coptic Christian writer and intellectual who lived from 1876 to 1961. He was known for his works on Coptic culture and history, as well as his contributions to the Nahda (Arab Renaissance) movement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdelmessih

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

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

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