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

Abdullah, 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 Abdullah surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdullah in America

Abdullah is the 4272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdullah surname appeared 8,314 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Abdullah.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdullah 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 Abdullah

The surname Abdullah is an Arabic name that originated in the Middle East. It is derived from the Arabic words "Abd" meaning "servant" and "Allah" meaning "God". The name translates to "Servant of God" or "Servant of Allah".

The name has its roots in the Islamic faith and can be traced back to the 7th century AD, during the time of the Prophet Muhammad and the early days of Islam. It became a common name among Arabs and Muslims, particularly those living in the Arabian Peninsula and the surrounding regions.

One of the earliest known references to the name Abdullah can be found in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. The name is mentioned several times, most notably as the name of the father of the Prophet Muhammad, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

In the centuries that followed, the name Abdullah became widespread throughout the Islamic world and was adopted by people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds who embraced Islam. It appeared in numerous historical records, manuscripts, and documents from different parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

Some notable historical figures who bore the surname Abdullah include:

1. Abdullah ibn Jahsh (died 624 AD), a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the leader of the first military expedition in Islamic history.
2. Abdullah ibn Umar (610-693 AD), a prominent companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a scholar of Islam.
3. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (594-653 AD), another close companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a renowned scholar and reciter of the Quran.
4. Abdullah ibn Salam (died 663 AD), a Jewish scholar from Medina who converted to Islam and became a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
5. Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (624-692 AD), a influential figure in early Islamic history and a claimant to the caliphate during the Second Islamic Civil War.

The name Abdullah has remained popular among Muslims throughout the centuries and is still widely used today in various parts of the Arab world, as well as in other regions with significant Muslim populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdullah

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

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

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