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

Jalal, 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 Jalal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jalal in America

Jalal is the 41657th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jalal surname appeared 522 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 Jalal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jalal 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 Jalal

The surname Jalal has its origins in the Middle East and is derived from the Arabic word "jalal" which means "majesty" or "glory." This name can be traced back to the 7th century and is associated with the early Islamic period.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Jalal can be found in ancient manuscripts and historical records from various regions of the Middle East, including modern-day Iran, Iraq, and Syria. One notable historical figure bearing this name was Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, and Sufi mystic, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in the Islamic world.

In the 11th century, the name Jalal was also associated with the Seljuk Empire, a medieval Turkic empire that ruled over a vast territory spanning parts of Central Asia, the Middle East, and parts of modern-day Turkey. The Seljuk ruler Malik-Shah I, who reigned from 1072 to 1092, had the title "Jalal ad-Dunya wa'd-Din" which means "Glory of the World and the Faith."

The surname Jalal can also be found in various forms and spellings throughout history, such as Jalali, Jalaluddin, and Jalaludeen. These variations often reflected regional dialects and linguistic influences.

Other notable historical figures bearing the surname Jalal include:

1. Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Akbar, the third Mughal emperor of India, who ruled from 1556 to 1605.
2. Jalal Khan, a 17th-century Pashtun military leader and tribal chief in modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
3. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, a 15th-century Egyptian polymath and scholar of Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, and linguistics.
4. Jalal Talabani, an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014.
5. Jalal Agha Shikupuri, a 19th-century Indian Muslim scholar and writer from Uttar Pradesh.

The surname Jalal has been widely dispersed throughout various regions and cultures, reflecting its deep historical roots and the influence of the Islamic civilization on the spread of names and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jalal

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

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

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