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

Morad, 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 Morad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Morad in America

Morad is the 37229th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Morad surname appeared 599 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 Morad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Morad 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 Morad

The surname Morad has its origins in the Middle East, specifically in the Arabic-speaking regions of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant. It emerged during the medieval period, between the 7th and 13th centuries.

Morad is derived from the Arabic word "mur'ad," which means "fortunate" or "blessed." The name was initially given as a descriptive nickname to individuals considered fortunate or blessed in their communities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Morad can be found in the historical records of the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled a vast territory spanning from modern-day Iran to North Africa between the 8th and 13th centuries. The name appears in several manuscripts and chronicles from that era.

In the 11th century, a prominent figure named Abu Bakr Morad Al-Andalusi was a renowned scholar and philosopher from Al-Andalus (modern-day Spain). He was born in Seville in 1030 and made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics and astronomy.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Imam Morad Al-Bukhari, a revered Islamic scholar and hadith collector who lived in the 9th century in the city of Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan). His influential work, "Sahih al-Bukhari," is considered one of the most authentic collections of prophetic traditions in Islam.

During the Ottoman Empire, which ruled over much of the Middle East and parts of Europe from the 14th to the 20th centuries, the surname Morad was commonly found among Ottoman bureaucrats, military officials, and intellectuals. One example is Mehmet Morad Efendi, an Ottoman historian and biographer who lived in the 17th century.

In more recent times, Morad has been a prominent surname in various Middle Eastern countries, including Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. One notable figure is Walid Morad, a Palestinian writer and activist born in 1944, who has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights and has authored several books on the subject.

While the surname Morad has its roots in the Arabic-speaking world, it has since spread to other regions, including Europe and the Americas, due to migration and cultural exchange. Variations of the name, such as Murad or Mourad, can also be found in different linguistic contexts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Morad

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

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

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