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

Ibrahimović, 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 Ibrahimović surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ibrahimović in America

Ibrahimović is the 52970th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ibrahimović surname appeared 391 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 Ibrahimović.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ibrahimović 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 Ibrahimović

The surname Ibrahimovic has its origins in the Balkans region of Southeast Europe, particularly in present-day Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is believed to have emerged in the medieval era, around the 14th or 15th century, during the time of the Ottoman Empire's expansion into the region.

Ibrahimovic is a patronymic surname, derived from the Arabic personal name Ibrahim, which is the Arabic form of the biblical name Abraham. The suffix "-ovic" is a common Slavic patronymic ending, indicating that the name originally referred to the "son of Ibrahim."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Ibrahimovic can be found in various historical documents and records from the Ottoman era in the Balkans. For example, there are mentions of individuals bearing this name in tax registers, court proceedings, and other administrative documents from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Ibrahimovic was Mehmed Ibrahimovic, a Ottoman military commander and statesman who lived in the late 15th century. He played a significant role in the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Another notable historical figure with this surname was Mustafa Ibrahimovic, a prominent Ottoman military leader and governor who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served as the governor of several provinces in the Ottoman Empire, including parts of modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was known for his military campaigns against the Habsburg Monarchy.

In the 18th century, there are records of an influential Bosnian family named Ibrahimovic, who held positions of power and influence in the region during the Ottoman period. One member of this family, Hasan Ibrahimovic, was a prominent Ottoman official and diplomat who represented the interests of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Istanbul.

Another notable individual with the surname Ibrahimovic was Osman Ibrahimovic, a Bosnian military officer who fought against the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the Bosnian uprising of 1875-1878, a pivotal event in the region's struggle for independence from Ottoman rule.

As the centuries passed, the surname Ibrahimovic spread beyond its original geographic origins, with individuals bearing this name found in various parts of the Balkans, as well as in other regions where people of Balkan descent settled, such as parts of Central Europe and North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ibrahimović

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

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

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