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

Muzaffar, 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 Muzaffar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Muzaffar in America

Muzaffar is the 71678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Muzaffar surname appeared 272 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 Muzaffar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Muzaffar 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 Muzaffar

The surname MUZAFFAR has its origins in the Persian language, and can be traced back to the Middle Ages in regions that are now part of modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia. The name is derived from the Arabic word "muzaffar," which means "victorious" or "triumphant."

In the early Islamic period, the name was likely bestowed upon individuals who achieved notable military victories or held positions of power and authority. It may have been a title or honorific before becoming a hereditary surname. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name MUZAFFAR can be found in Persian manuscripts and historical chronicles from the 9th to 11th centuries.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname MUZAFFAR was Abu'l-Muzaffar Rukn al-Dawlah (920-976), a ruler of the Buyid dynasty who controlled parts of modern-day Iran and Iraq. Another notable figure was Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar (1853-1907), the Shah of Persia from 1896 until his death in 1907.

The name also appears in various place names and geographical locations within the region, such as Muzaffarabad in modern-day Pakistan, and Muzaffarpur in the Indian state of Bihar. These place names likely derived from individuals or rulers with the surname MUZAFFAR who held influence or control over those areas in the past.

In later centuries, the surname MUZAFFAR spread beyond its original homeland as individuals migrated to other parts of the world. Notable bearers of the name include Muhammad Muzaffar Ali (born 1944), an Indian filmmaker and artist, and Akbar Muzaffar Zahiri (1908-1989), a prominent Afghan writer and journalist.

While the surname MUZAFFAR has its roots in the Middle East and Central Asia, it has since been adopted by people of various ethnicities and nationalities, reflecting the cultural and historical connections between different regions and the spread of the name over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Muzaffar

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

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

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