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

Badawy, 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 Badawy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Badawy in America

Badawy is the 68345th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Badawy surname appeared 288 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 Badawy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Badawy 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 Badawy

The surname "BADAWY" is an Arabic name believed to have originated in the Middle East, particularly in Egypt and the surrounding regions. The name is derived from the Arabic word "badawi," which translates to "Bedouin" or "desert dweller."

The Bedouins are a nomadic Arab ethnic group that historically inhabited the desert areas of the Arabian Peninsula, the Negev desert in Israel, and parts of the Sahara in North Africa. The name "BADAWY" likely originated as a way to identify individuals or families associated with the Bedouin way of life or those who hailed from desert regions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "BADAWY" can be found in the writings of medieval Arab scholars and historians, who often documented the genealogies and lineages of prominent families and tribes. Some of these records date back to the 9th and 10th centuries CE, during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization.

Notable individuals bearing the surname "BADAWY" include Abdelhalim Badawy (1917-1986), an Egyptian author and academic who specialized in Arabic literature and poetry. Another prominent figure was Ahmed Badawy (1923-1986), an Egyptian film director and screenwriter who contributed significantly to the development of Egyptian cinema.

In the field of archaeology, Abdel-Moneim Abu Bakr Badawy (1920-2012) was a renowned Egyptian archaeologist and Egyptologist. He made significant contributions to the study of ancient Egyptian architecture and conducted extensive excavations in the Nile Valley.

Historically, the name "BADAWY" has also been associated with various place names in the Middle East and North Africa, such as the town of Badawi in Egypt's Sharqia Governorate, and the village of Al-Badawi in Morocco's Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Another notable figure was Gamal Badawy (1924-2020), an Egyptian-American architect and academic who taught at several prestigious universities, including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was instrumental in promoting modern architectural designs inspired by traditional Islamic principles.

While the surname "BADAWY" has its roots in the Arab world, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the desert regions of the Middle East and the Bedouin culture that once thrived there.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Badawy

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

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

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