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

Alamgir, 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 Alamgir surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alamgir in America

Alamgir is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alamgir surname appeared 213 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 Alamgir.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alamgir 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 Alamgir

The surname Alamgir is rooted in the Persian and Arabic languages. It has its origins in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in the regions that are now part of modern-day India and Pakistan. The name can be traced back to the Mughal Empire, which ruled over vast swaths of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 19th century.

The name Alamgir is a combination of two words – "Alam" meaning "world" and "gir" meaning "conqueror" or "seizer." It was a title bestowed upon the sixth Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb (1618-1707), who ascended the throne in 1658. Aurangzeb adopted the regnal title "Alamgir" after his conquest of the Deccan region in southern India.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Alamgir can be found in the historical accounts and chronicles of the Mughal Empire, such as the "Alamgir Namah" (Book of Aurangzeb) written by Muḥammad Kāẓim, a chronicler of Aurangzeb's reign.

The surname Alamgir was likely adopted by individuals who were closely associated with the Mughal court or were descendants of those who served under the emperor. Over time, it became a hereditary surname passed down through generations.

Among the notable historical figures who bore the surname Alamgir are Mirza Muhammad Amin Alamgir (1659-1718), a Mughal prince and the eldest son of Aurangzeb. Another prominent individual was Mirza Shuja Alamgir (1700-1727), a Mughal prince and the grandson of Aurangzeb, who briefly ruled as the emperor of Delhi in 1719.

Other notable individuals with the surname Alamgir include Mirza Jahandar Shah Alamgir (1664-1713), a Mughal emperor who reigned for a brief period in 1712-1713, and Mirza Aziz Koka Alamgir (1669-1704), a Mughal prince and the youngest son of Aurangzeb.

The surname Alamgir has also been associated with various place names and locations within the former Mughal territories, such as Alamgirpur, a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and Alamgirnagar, a city in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alamgir

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

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

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