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

Attia, 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 Attia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Attia in America

Attia is the 21272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Attia surname appeared 1,232 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 Attia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Attia 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 Attia

The surname Attia has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in Arab regions. It is an Arabic name that can be traced back to the medieval period, around the 7th to 10th centuries AD. The name is believed to have derived from the Arabic word "Atta," which means "gift" or "blessing."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Attia surname can be found in historical documents from the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories spanning from North Africa to Central Asia between the 8th and 13th centuries. It is mentioned in various manuscripts and records from this period, indicating its presence among the Arab population.

During the Middle Ages, the Attia name was particularly prevalent in regions like Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. It is also believed to have been carried by Arab settlers and traders who migrated to other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, contributing to its spread across the region.

In later centuries, the Attia surname can be found in historical records from various parts of the Ottoman Empire, which controlled much of the Middle East and North Africa from the 14th to the early 20th century. This suggests that the name continued to be used and passed down through generations during this period.

Some notable individuals who bore the Attia surname throughout history include:

1. Abul Hasan Ali ibn Attia al-Andalusi (1035-1109), a renowned Arab mathematician and astronomer from modern-day Spain.
2. Attia ibn Amr al-Kindi (801-873), an Arab philosopher and mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of optics and chemistry.
3. Yusuf Attia (1905-1983), an Egyptian actor and filmmaker who was considered one of the pioneers of the Egyptian cinema industry.
4. Attia Hosain (1913-1998), a renowned Indian novelist and writer who was part of the Progressive Writers' Movement in undivided India.
5. Attia Inayatullah (1934-2018), a Pakistani diplomat and politician who served as Pakistan's Foreign Minister from 1977 to 1978.

It is worth noting that the Attia surname may have been spelled differently in various historical records, depending on the region and language in which it was written. Variations such as Atia, Attiya, or Atiyah were also common.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Attia

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

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

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