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

Avdić, 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 Avdić surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Avdić in America

Avdić is the 33530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Avdić surname appeared 680 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 Avdić.

We can also compare 2010 data for Avdić 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 Avdić

The surname Avdic is believed to have originated in the Balkans, specifically in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the masculine given name Avdo, which is a variant of the Arabic name Abdallah or Abdullah.

The name Avdo is thought to have been adopted by Bosnian Muslims during the Ottoman rule over the region, which began in the 15th century. The suffix "-ic" is a common Slavic patronymic ending, indicating "son of."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Avdic can be found in the Ottoman tax records (defters) from the 16th century, which documented the names of taxpayers in various regions of the Ottoman Empire.

The town of Avdici, located in central Bosnia, may have been named after an early bearer of the Avdic surname, suggesting that the name has a long history in that region.

Notable individuals with the surname Avdic include Husein Avdic (1822-1898), a Bosnian writer and intellectual who was influential in the cultural and literary renaissance of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 19th century.

Another prominent figure was Mehmed Avdic (1892-1937), a Bosnian politician and one of the founders of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization, a political party that advocated for the rights of Muslims in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

In the 20th century, Fadil Avdic (1915-2003) was a renowned Bosnian painter and one of the pioneers of modern art in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Amir Avdic (born 1980) is a contemporary Bosnian writer and journalist, known for his novels and short stories that explore the complexities of Bosnian identity and the aftermath of the Bosnian War.

Lastly, Muhamed Avdic (born 1985) is a professional football player who has represented the Bosnian national team and played for various clubs in Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Avdić

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

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

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