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

Nassiri, 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 Nassiri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nassiri in America

Nassiri is the 45886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nassiri surname appeared 465 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 Nassiri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nassiri 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 Nassiri

The surname NASSIRI originated from the Arabic word "nasr", meaning "victory" or "triumph". It is believed to have first appeared in the Middle East during the 7th century, following the rise of Islam and the spread of the Arabic language across the region.

The earliest recorded instances of the NASSIRI surname can be traced back to ancient manuscripts and records from the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories stretching from modern-day Iran to North Africa between the 8th and 13th centuries. During this period, the name was commonly used by Arabic scholars, writers, and prominent figures associated with the caliphate's cultural and intellectual centers.

One of the earliest known individuals with the NASSIRI surname was Abu Nasr al-Nassiri, a renowned mathematician and astronomer who lived in Baghdad during the 9th century. His works on trigonometry and celestial mechanics greatly influenced the development of these fields in the Islamic world.

Another notable figure was Ahmad al-Nassiri, a 12th-century poet and philosopher from Andalusia (modern-day Spain). His poetic works, which often celebrated the beauty of nature and the human experience, were widely admired and studied throughout the Muslim world.

During the 13th century, the NASSIRI surname gained prominence in the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria. One of the most influential figures from this period was Izz al-Din al-Nassiri, a historian and legal scholar who served as the chief judge (qadi al-qudah) of Damascus. His comprehensive historical works, such as "Al-Rawd al-Zahir fi Sirat al-Malik al-Zahir" (The Blooming Garden: The Biography of al-Zahir), provided valuable insights into the political and social life of the Mamluk era.

In the 15th century, the NASSIRI surname was also found in the Ottoman Empire, particularly in regions like Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and the Balkans. One notable figure was Piri Reis, a renowned Ottoman admiral, cartographer, and navigator who lived from 1470 to 1554. His iconic world map, known as the Piri Reis map, is considered one of the earliest surviving maps depicting the Americas.

Over the centuries, the NASSIRI surname has spread across various regions, with notable individuals bearing the name emerging in different parts of the world. For example, in the 19th century, Nasir al-Din al-Nassiri was a prominent Iranian philosopher and scholar who made significant contributions to the fields of ethics and logic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nassiri

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

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

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