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

Abdelrahman, 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 Abdelrahman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdelrahman in America

Abdelrahman is the 23084th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdelrahman surname appeared 1,107 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 Abdelrahman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdelrahman 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 Abdelrahman

The surname ABDELRAHMAN has its origins in the Middle East, particularly in the Arab world. It is an Arabic name derived from the combination of two words: "Abd" meaning "servant" and "Rahman" meaning "the Merciful," referring to one of the attributes of God in Islam. Therefore, the name ABDELRAHMAN can be translated as "servant of the Merciful."

This name first emerged during the early Islamic period, around the 7th century CE, when the Arab conquests spread across the Middle East and North Africa. As the Islamic faith and culture spread, Arabic names like ABDELRAHMAN became more prevalent in these regions.

The earliest recorded instances of the name ABDELRAHMAN can be found in various historical manuscripts and records from the medieval Islamic world. For example, one of the earliest known individuals with this name was Abd al-Rahman I, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty in Al-Andalus (modern-day Spain) in the 8th century CE.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the surname ABDELRAHMAN. One such individual was Abd al-Rahman III, the Caliph of Cordoba in Al-Andalus from 912 to 961 CE, who was known for his patronage of arts and sciences. Another prominent figure was Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, a 10th-century Persian astronomer and writer who compiled one of the earliest surviving illustrated catalogs of stars.

In the modern era, some well-known individuals with the surname ABDELRAHMAN include the Egyptian actor and comedian Adel Imam (born Abd El-Rahman Imam Amin in 1940) and the Moroccan footballer Abdelrahman Mahiri (born in 1994).

It is worth noting that the name ABDELRAHMAN has undergone various spelling variations over time and across different regions. Some alternative spellings include Abderrahman, Abdurahman, and Abdurrahman, among others.

While the surname ABDELRAHMAN has its roots in the Arab world, it has also been adopted by individuals of different ethnic backgrounds, particularly those who have embraced Islam or have connections to Arabic-speaking regions. This reflects the widespread influence of Arabic culture and language throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdelrahman

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

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

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