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

Baghdadi, 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 Baghdadi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baghdadi in America

Baghdadi is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baghdadi surname appeared 255 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 Baghdadi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baghdadi 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 Baghdadi

The surname Baghdadi originates from the city of Baghdad in modern-day Iraq. It is an Arabic toponymic surname, derived from the name of the city where the original bearers of the name lived or were born. The name Baghdad itself is derived from the Persian compound "Bagh-dād," meaning "God-given" or "God's gift."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Baghdadi can be traced back to the 8th century AD, when the city of Baghdad was founded as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. During this golden age of Islamic civilization, many scholars, poets, and philosophers hailed from Baghdad, and some may have adopted the surname Baghdadi to denote their place of origin.

One of the earliest notable figures with the surname Baghdadi was Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a renowned Arab mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 9th century AD. He made significant contributions to the development of algebra and wrote several influential works on mathematics and astronomy.

Another prominent individual with the surname Baghdadi was Ibn al-Baghdadi, a 12th-century Arab philosopher and theologian. He was known for his critical analysis of Islamic jurisprudence and his attempts to reconcile reason with revelation.

In the 13th century, a Jewish scholar and physician named Samuel al-Baghdadi lived in Baghdad. He was renowned for his expertise in medicine and his contributions to the translation of Greek and Arabic scientific texts into Hebrew.

During the 14th century, a famous traveler and writer named Ibn Battuta, who hailed from Tangier, Morocco, encountered individuals with the surname Baghdadi during his extensive travels across the Muslim world. He documented their presence in various regions, including Baghdad, Damascus, and Cairo.

In the 16th century, a Persian poet and scholar named Fuzuli Baghdadi lived in Baghdad and wrote extensively in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. His poetic works, particularly his ghazals (lyric poems), gained widespread acclaim and influenced subsequent generations of poets in the region.

It is important to note that while the surname Baghdadi is primarily associated with individuals from the city of Baghdad and its surrounding areas, it may have also been adopted by people living in other parts of the Arab world or by those with ancestral ties to the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baghdadi

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

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

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