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

Abdu, 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 Abdu surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdu in America

Abdu is the 59742nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdu surname appeared 338 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 Abdu.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdu 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 Abdu

The surname ABDU is believed to have originated in the Middle East, specifically in the Arabic-speaking regions. It is a variation of the Arabic word "Abd," which means "servant" or "slave." The name is often followed by one of the 99 names of Allah, such as "Abdullah" (servant of God) or "Abdur-Rahman" (servant of the Most Merciful).

The earliest recorded instances of the surname ABDU can be traced back to the 7th century AD, during the rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula. As the religion spread across the region, many people adopted names with the prefix "Abd" as a way to express their devotion to Allah.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname ABDU was Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, who ruled as the fifth Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705 AD. He was responsible for consolidating the Umayyad Caliphate and establishing Arabic as the official language of the administration.

In the 9th century, a famous Muslim scholar and philosopher named Al-Kindi, also known as Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Sabbah Al-Kindi, was born in Basra (present-day Iraq) around 801 AD. He is considered one of the earliest philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age and is often referred to as the "Philosopher of the Arabs."

Another notable figure with the surname ABDU was Abdur Rahman I, who founded the Nasrid dynasty in the Kingdom of Granada in 1238 AD. He was the first ruler of the Nasrid dynasty and played a significant role in the medieval history of the Iberian Peninsula.

During the Ottoman Empire, the surname ABDU was quite common among the ruling class and military elite. One prominent example is Abdülhamid I, who ruled as the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789. He is known for his efforts to modernize the Ottoman army and administration.

In more recent history, Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgist, gained notoriety for his contributions to Pakistan's nuclear program. He was born in 1936 and is often referred to as the "Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program."

It is important to note that while the surname ABDU has Arabic roots, it has spread and been adopted by various cultures and communities across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond, due to the influence of Islam and the Arabic language.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdu

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

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

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