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

Moradi, 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 Moradi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Moradi in America

Moradi is the 29740th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Moradi surname appeared 791 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 Moradi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Moradi 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 Moradi

The surname Moradi is of Persian origin, with roots dating back to the 16th century in what is now modern-day Iran. The name likely derives from the Persian word "morad," meaning "desired" or "wished for." It is believed to have been a descriptive name given to a child who was long-awaited or deeply desired by their parents.

In ancient Persian manuscripts and records, variations of the spelling such as "Mouradi" and "Mowradi" can be found. One of the earliest known references to the name appears in a 1587 tax register from the city of Isfahan, where a man named Hossein Moradi is listed as a landowner.

During the Safavid Dynasty, which ruled over Persia from 1501 to 1736, the name Moradi gained prominence among the nobility and upper classes. In 1612, a court official named Mirza Ahmad Moradi was appointed as the governor of the province of Khorasan by Shah Abbas I.

As the name spread across Persia, it also became associated with certain geographical regions. In the 18th century, the village of Moradabad in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, was founded by a Persian nobleman named Rustam Khan Moradi, who served as a military commander under the Mughal Empire.

Notable individuals with the surname Moradi include:

1. Mirza Reza Moradi (1836-1908), a prominent Persian calligrapher and poet during the Qajar Dynasty.
2. Gholam Hossein Moradi (1888-1965), an Iranian musician and composer credited with reviving the traditional Persian radif system of music.
3. Mehdi Moradi (1919-2005), an Iranian wrestler and Olympic medalist who won silver in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
4. Fereydoun Moradi (1938-2021), an Iranian singer and actor known for his performances in traditional Persian music and theater.
5. Hamid Moradi (born 1976), an Iranian film director and screenwriter whose works have been acclaimed at international film festivals.

While the surname Moradi is most commonly found in Iran and among the Persian diaspora, it has also gained a presence in other parts of the world due to migration and cultural exchange.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Moradi

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

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

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