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

Farzaneh, 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 Farzaneh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Farzaneh in America

Farzaneh is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Farzaneh surname appeared 243 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 Farzaneh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Farzaneh 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 Farzaneh

The surname Farzaneh is of Persian origin, originating in ancient Persia, which is present-day Iran. It is derived from the Persian word "farzāneh," which means "wise" or "learned." The name likely emerged during the medieval period in the regions of modern-day Iran.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Farzaneh can be found in the "Tarikhi Jahangushaye Naderi," a historical chronicle written in the 18th century during the Afsharid dynasty. The manuscript mentions a scholar named Mirza Mohammad Farzaneh, who lived in the city of Isfahan in the late 17th century.

In the 19th century, the name Farzaneh appeared in various manuscripts and records from the Qajar dynasty. Notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Mohammad Mehdi Farzaneh, a renowned calligrapher and poet who lived from 1825 to 1891, and Mirza Abolghasem Farzaneh, a prominent statesman and diplomat who served as the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in the late 1800s.

Another historical figure with the surname Farzaneh was Seyyed Ahmad Farzaneh, a 19th-century scholar and theologian who authored several works on Islamic philosophy and jurisprudence. He was born in the city of Mashhad in 1810 and passed away in 1887.

In the early 20th century, Abolhassan Farzaneh was a prominent Iranian politician and writer. He served as a member of the Iranian Parliament and authored several books on political and social issues. He was born in 1876 and died in 1946.

During the mid-20th century, Fereydoun Farzaneh was a renowned Iranian painter and sculptor. He was born in 1924 in Tehran and was known for his unique style that blended traditional Persian art with modern techniques. He passed away in 2008.

These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname Farzaneh, which has its roots in the ancient Persian language and is associated with wisdom and knowledge.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Farzaneh

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

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

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