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

Mohammad, 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 Mohammad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mohammad in America

Mohammad is the 6079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mohammad surname appeared 5,639 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Mohammad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mohammad 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 Mohammad

The surname MOHAMMAD is of Arabic origin and has its roots in the Middle East, specifically in the Arabian Peninsula. It is derived from the Arabic word "Muhammad," which means "praiseworthy" or "praised one." The name gained significance with the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, in the late 6th century CE in Mecca, present-day Saudi Arabia.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname MOHAMMAD can be traced back to the 7th century CE when Islam started spreading across the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. As the religion expanded, many individuals adopted the surname MOHAMMAD as a way to honor the Prophet and express their devotion to the faith.

One of the earliest known historical references to the surname MOHAMMAD can be found in the writings of Ibn Ishaq, a prominent Islamic scholar and biographer of the Prophet Muhammad, who lived in the 8th century CE. His work, "Sirat Rasul Allah" (The Life of the Messenger of God), mentions several companions and followers of the Prophet who bore the surname MOHAMMAD.

In the 9th century CE, the MOHAMMAD surname appeared in various Islamic manuscripts and records, including the works of renowned scholars and historians such as Al-Tabari and Al-Masudi. These documents provide insights into the lives and contributions of individuals with the MOHAMMAD surname during the early Islamic era.

One notable figure in Islamic history who carried the surname MOHAMMAD was Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya Al-Razi, a Persian polymath born in 865 CE and known for his contributions to medicine, philosophy, and alchemy. Another prominent individual was Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, a 9th-century Islamic scholar and theologian from present-day Uzbekistan, whose full name was Abu Abdullah Mohammad ibn Ali al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi.

In the 11th century, the surname MOHAMMAD gained further recognition with the rise of the Seljuk Empire, a Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled over vast territories in Central Asia and the Middle East. One of the most celebrated figures from this era was Nizam al-Mulk, a Persian scholar and vizier (prime minister) whose full name was Abu Ali Hasan ibn Ali Tusi Mohammad.

As Islam spread to other parts of the world, the surname MOHAMMAD traveled with it, becoming prevalent in regions such as South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa. In the Indian subcontinent, for instance, the MOHAMMAD surname can be traced back to the 12th century CE, with notable figures such as Baha-ud-din Zakariya, a Sufi saint and scholar from present-day Pakistan, whose full name was Baha-ud-din Mohammad Zakariya.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mohammad

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

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

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