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

Mufti, 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 Mufti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mufti in America

Mufti is the 53667th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mufti surname appeared 385 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 Mufti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mufti 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 Mufti

The surname MUFTI originates from the Arabic word "mufti," which refers to a Muslim legal expert who is authorized to interpret and expound Islamic law. The name is believed to have originated in the Middle East during the medieval period.

During the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th century, the term "mufti" gained prominence as it referred to scholars who advised on matters of Islamic jurisprudence. These individuals were highly respected and held influential positions within the Islamic intellectual and legal spheres.

Early records indicate that the name MUFTI first appeared in historical documents from the 10th century, particularly in regions under the influence of the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories stretching from modern-day Iran to North Africa.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname MUFTI was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mufti, a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist who lived in Cordoba, Al-Andalus (modern-day Spain) during the 11th century. He was widely respected for his expertise in Islamic law and his contributions to the development of legal thought.

Another prominent figure bearing the name MUFTI was Ahmad al-Mufti, a 12th-century scholar and poet from Baghdad, renowned for his works on Islamic theology and Arabic literature.

As the Islamic empires expanded, the surname MUFTI spread to various regions, including parts of the Indian subcontinent. One notable individual from this region was Mufti Muhammad Shafi', a prominent 20th-century Islamic scholar and jurist from British India, who made significant contributions to the study of Islamic jurisprudence and founded the Darul Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic seminary.

In the Ottoman Empire, the title "Shaykh al-Islam" was bestowed upon the highest-ranking mufti, who held a position of great authority and influence. One such figure was Ebussuud Efendi, also known as Mufti Ebussuud, who served as the Shaykh al-Islam during the 16th century under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent.

In more recent times, the surname MUFTI has been associated with various individuals from different parts of the world, including Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, an Egyptian Islamic scholar who served as the Grand Mufti of Egypt from 1986 to 1996, and Muhammad Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt, whose family name is derived from the title "Mubarak al-Mufti."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mufti

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

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

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