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

Abud, 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 Abud surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abud in America

Abud is the 54752nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abud surname appeared 376 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 Abud.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abud 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 Abud

The surname Abud has its origins in the Arabic language, tracing back to the Middle East and North Africa regions. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 10th or 11th century.

The name Abud is derived from the Arabic word 'Abd,' which means 'servant' or 'slave.' It was a common practice in the Islamic world to combine this word with one of the names or attributes of God, creating a name that signified the bearer's devotion to their faith.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Abud surname can be found in the chronicles of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, where individuals with this name held various positions within the court and administration. For instance, Abu Ubaidah al-Abud, a prominent military commander, played a significant role in the Muslim conquests of the 7th century.

As the Islamic empires expanded, the Abud name spread across the region, with families bearing this surname settling in areas such as modern-day Egypt, Morocco, and Spain. In fact, during the Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula, there are records of individuals named Abud participating in various cultural and intellectual pursuits.

One notable figure in history was Ibn Abud, a 12th-century Andalusian poet and scholar from Seville, Spain. His works, which included poetry and writings on grammar and rhetoric, were highly regarded during that era.

In the realm of religious scholarship, Abu'l-Qasim al-Abud, a 13th-century scholar from Damascus, made significant contributions to the study of hadith (the sayings and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad).

Another prominent figure was Ahmad al-Abud, a 14th-century Moroccan scholar and traveler who documented his journeys across North Africa and the Middle East in his writings.

As time passed, the Abud surname continued to spread and evolve, with variations in spelling and pronunciation emerging in different regions. For instance, in certain parts of the Levant, the name was sometimes rendered as Abood or Abuud.

While the Abud name has its roots in the Islamic world, it has since been adopted by people of various backgrounds and cultures, reflecting the rich tapestry of human migration and cultural exchange throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abud

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

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

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