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

Dervishi, 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 Dervishi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dervishi in America

Dervishi is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dervishi surname appeared 302 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 Dervishi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dervishi 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 Dervishi

The surname Dervishi is of Albanian origin, and its roots can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the word "dervisht," which in Albanian refers to a dervish, a member of a Sufi Muslim religious order. These dervishes were known for their spiritual practices, including whirling dances and recitation of poetry.

The earliest known record of the surname Dervishi dates back to the 15th century, when it appeared in several Ottoman Empire tax registers. These documents listed families and their respective villages in what is now modern-day Albania and Kosovo. The name was particularly concentrated in the regions of Dibra and Skrapar, where many dervish communities were established.

One of the first notable individuals with the surname Dervishi was Haxhi Shehrije Dervishi (c. 1540-1615), a prominent dervish leader and poet from the city of Korça. His collection of mystical poems, known as the Divan, is considered a significant work of early Albanian literature. Another influential figure was Naim Frashëri (1846-1900), an Albanian writer, philosopher, and member of the Dervishi family, who played a crucial role in the National Renaissance movement of the 19th century.

During the Ottoman period, the Dervishi surname was also recorded in various administrative documents, such as tax registers and property records. For instance, in the 17th century, a certain Mustafa Dervishi was listed as a landowner in the village of Shkrel, near the town of Elbasan. Additionally, the name appeared in some early literary works, including the 18th-century manuscript "Këngët e Milosaos" (The Songs of Milosao), which mentions a character named Dervish Alija.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, several individuals with the Dervishi surname gained prominence in various fields. Amongst them were Riza Dervishi (1873-1938), a prominent Albanian scholar and linguist, and Hafiz Ibrahim Dervishi (1872-1939), a renowned poet and translator of classical Persian literature into Albanian.

Throughout history, the Dervishi surname has maintained a strong connection to its Sufi origins, reflecting the significant influence of dervish communities in the cultural and literary traditions of Albania and the broader Balkan region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dervishi

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

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

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