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

Dawoud, 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 Dawoud surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dawoud in America

Dawoud is the 75317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dawoud surname appeared 256 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 Dawoud.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dawoud 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 Dawoud

The surname DAWOUD is an Arabic name that originated in the Middle East. It is believed to have derived from the Arabic root word "DAWA" meaning "to call" or "to summon." The name can be traced back to the early Islamic period, around the 7th century AD.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DAWOUD can be found in the ancient Arabic manuscripts from the 8th century. These manuscripts mention several individuals bearing this surname, indicating its usage during the Islamic Golden Age.

The surname DAWOUD was particularly prevalent in regions that were part of the Islamic empires, including parts of modern-day Syria, Iraq, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula. It is also believed to have spread to other areas through migration and trade routes.

In the 10th century, a renowned scholar and poet named Abu Dawoud al-Sijistani (817-889 AD) was born in Sijistan, which is now part of modern-day Iran. He is known for his compilation of hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) called "Sunan Abu Dawoud."

Another notable figure with the surname DAWOUD was Ibn Dawoud al-Isfahani (d. 912 AD), a Persian scholar and philosopher who lived during the Abbasid Caliphate. He made significant contributions to the fields of logic and metaphysics.

During the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria, which ruled from the 13th to the 16th century, there were several high-ranking officials and military commanders who bore the surname DAWOUD. One such individual was Amir Dawoud al-Sarjawi, who served as the governor of Damascus in the late 14th century.

In the Ottoman Empire, which ruled over parts of the Middle East and North Africa from the 14th to the early 20th century, the surname DAWOUD was also present. One notable figure was Ahmed Dawoud Pasha (1868-1933), an Ottoman statesman and diplomat who served as the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of the Ottoman Empire from 1921 to 1922.

Another prominent individual with the surname DAWOUD was Mahmoud Dawoud (1899-1982), an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1952 to 1953.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dawoud

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

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

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