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

Haqq, 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 Haqq surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haqq in America

Haqq is the 53316th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haqq surname appeared 388 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 Haqq.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haqq 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 Haqq

The surname HAQQ is of Arabic origin, derived from the word "haqq" which means "truth" or "reality" in Arabic. This name likely emerged during the early days of Islam, around the 7th century AD, in the Middle Eastern regions where the Arabic language and culture flourished.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname HAQQ can be traced back to historical manuscripts and records from the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories from its capital in Baghdad between the 8th and 13th centuries. During this period, many scholars and intellectuals adopted the name HAQQ as a reflection of their pursuit of truth and knowledge.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname HAQQ was Abu Bakr al-Haqq, a renowned Islamic scholar and poet who lived in Baghdad during the 10th century. His works on Islamic jurisprudence and literature were highly influential and widely studied in the region.

Another notable figure was Ibn al-Haqq, a 12th-century Andalusian philosopher and mystic from the city of Seville, in present-day Spain. His writings on Sufism and metaphysics were widely circulated and continue to be studied by scholars to this day.

In the 13th century, the surname HAQQ gained prominence in the Persian-speaking regions of the Middle East, particularly in what is now modern-day Iran and Afghanistan. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Haqq, a celebrated Sufi poet and mystic from the city of Herat, Afghanistan, who lived during the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

During the Ottoman period, the surname HAQQ was prevalent among Turkish scholars and intellectuals. One notable example is Mehmed al-Haqq, a 16th-century Ottoman jurist and theologian who served as the Sharia judge (qadi) in various parts of the Ottoman Empire.

As the Arabic language and Islamic culture spread across North Africa and parts of Europe, the surname HAQQ also found its way into these regions. In the 16th century, there is a record of a Moroccan scholar named Ahmad al-Haqq who authored several works on Islamic theology and jurisprudence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haqq

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

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

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