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

Moghul, 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 Moghul surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Moghul in America

Moghul is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Moghul surname appeared 110 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 Moghul.

The history of the last name Moghul

The surname Moghul is of Indian origin, deriving from the Persian word "Mughal" which means "Mongol." The name traces its roots back to the early 16th century when the Mughal Empire was established in South Asia by Babur, a Chagatai Turkic prince descended from Genghis Khan and Timur.

The Mughals were a powerful Muslim dynasty that ruled the Indian subcontinent for over three centuries, from 1526 to 1857. During their reign, they left an indelible mark on Indian culture, art, architecture, and literature. The name Moghul is closely associated with this illustrious lineage of emperors who were patrons of the arts and responsible for the construction of iconic monuments such as the Taj Mahal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Moghul can be found in the "Akbarnama," a biographical account of the life and reign of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar (1542-1605). This historical text, written by Abul Fazl, Akbar's court historian, mentions several prominent figures bearing the surname Moghul who were part of the imperial court.

Another notable figure with the surname Moghul was Mirza Haider Dughlat (1499-1551), a Chagatai Turkic prince and author of the "Tarikh-i-Rashidi," a historical chronicle that provides valuable insights into the early Mughal period.

In the 18th century, during the decline of the Mughal Empire, the surname Moghul was also adopted by individuals who claimed descent from the imperial dynasty, even if their lineage was tenuous or fictional. One such figure was Zain-ul-Abidin (1770-1858), a Kashmiri monarch who styled himself as a "Moghul" to lend legitimacy to his rule.

The name Moghul also appears in various place names across South Asia, such as Mughal Sarai, a town in Uttar Pradesh, and Mughal Road, a historic trade route connecting Kashmir to the Indian plains.

Throughout history, several other notable individuals have borne the surname Moghul, including Abul Qasim Moghul (1572-1629), a Mughal nobleman and military commander; Mirza Kamran Moghul (1509-1557), the youngest son of Babur and a Mughal prince; and Mirza Hakim Moghul (1554-1585), a Mughal prince and grandson of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Moghul

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

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

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