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

Mohamud, 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 Mohamud surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mohamud in America

Mohamud is the 17040th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mohamud surname appeared 1,667 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Mohamud.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mohamud 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 Mohamud

The surname MOHAMUD is of Somali origin, derived from the Arabic name "Muhammad" which means "praiseworthy" or "highly praised". This name has been prevalent among the Somali people for centuries, with its roots dating back to the 7th century AD, when Islam first spread to the Horn of Africa region.

The earliest known records of the MOHAMUD surname can be traced back to the medieval period, particularly in the coastal cities of Mogadishu, Zeila, and Berbera, which were major trading hubs along the Indian Ocean trade routes. The name was commonly associated with prominent Somali families, merchants, and scholars of that era.

One of the earliest documented references to the MOHAMUD name can be found in the writings of the 12th-century Arab geographer and traveler, Al-Idrisi, who mentioned the presence of a powerful Somali clan bearing the name MOHAMUD in the coastal region of present-day Somalia.

In the 13th century, the MOHAMUD surname gained further prominence with the rise of the Ajuran Sultanate, a medieval Somali empire that controlled large parts of the Horn of Africa. Several notable figures from this dynasty carried the MOHAMUD name, including Sultan Aweys MOHAMUD, who ruled from 1299 to 1332.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the MOHAMUD surname continued to be associated with influential Somali families and leaders. One notable figure was Yusuf MOHAMUD, a 17th-century Somali scholar and poet who wrote extensively on Islamic theology and Somali history.

In the 19th century, the MOHAMUD surname gained recognition beyond the Somali region, particularly in the context of European colonial exploration and administration. Ahmed MOHAMUD, a Somali chief and diplomat, played a crucial role in negotiating treaties with the British and Italian colonial powers in the late 19th century.

Other notable individuals bearing the MOHAMUD surname include Abdullahi MOHAMUD, a prominent Somali politician and leader during the anti-colonial resistance movement in the early 20th century, and Aden Abdulle MOHAMUD, a Somali writer and intellectual who made significant contributions to the development of the Somali language and literature in the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mohamud

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

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

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