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

Mirzaei, 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 Mirzaei surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mirzaei in America

Mirzaei is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mirzaei surname appeared 155 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 Mirzaei.

The history of the last name Mirzaei

The surname MIRZAEI originates from Persia, now known as Iran, and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Persian word "Mirza," which was a title used by royal princes and noblemen during the Safavid dynasty.

The earliest known record of the MIRZAEI surname appears in a Persian manuscript dated 1587, which mentions a nobleman named Mirza Ali Mirzaei serving at the court of Shah Abbas I, the fifth Safavid ruler.

During the Qajar dynasty, which ruled Persia from 1789 to 1925, the MIRZAEI name gained prominence among the aristocracy and intellectual elite. One notable figure was Mirza Reza Mirzaei (1830-1892), a renowned poet and calligrapher who served as the court historian under Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.

In the 19th century, the MIRZAEI surname also appeared in historical records from the neighboring regions of present-day Afghanistan and Central Asia, indicating the spread of the name beyond Persia's borders.

One of the most influential figures bearing the MIRZAEI name was Mirza Abul Qasim Mirzaei (1870-1949), a prominent Iranian writer and journalist who played a crucial role in the country's Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911.

Another notable MIRZAEI was Mirza Mahmoud Mirzaei (1885-1962), a renowned Persian architect who designed several iconic buildings in Tehran, including the Sepahsalar Mosque and the former Ministry of Justice building.

In more recent times, the MIRZAEI surname has been associated with academics and intellectuals, such as Mirza Mehdi Mirzaei (1920-2005), a respected linguist and scholar of Persian literature, and Mirza Reza Mirzaei (1935-2018), a renowned economist and author.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mirzaei

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

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 Mirzaei 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.

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

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