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

Nazzal, 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 Nazzal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nazzal in America

Nazzal is the 51610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nazzal surname appeared 403 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 Nazzal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nazzal 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 Nazzal

The surname NAZZAL is of Arabic origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle East. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 7th to 13th centuries AD, following the spread of Islam across the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant region.

One of the earliest references to the NAZZAL surname can be found in ancient Arabic manuscripts and genealogical records from the 9th century. These documents mention individuals bearing the name, indicating its existence during the Abbasid Caliphate, a pivotal era in Islamic history.

The NAZZAL surname is derived from the Arabic word "nazzal," which translates to "one who dismounts" or "one who alights." This suggests that the name may have originally been associated with professions related to travel, such as innkeepers, caravan guides, or those responsible for providing accommodations for travelers.

In the 11th century, the name NAZZAL appeared in historical records from the city of Damascus, which was a major cultural and economic center during the Seljuk Empire. It is possible that the name gained prominence in this region, where trade and travel routes converged.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the NAZZAL surname was Abu Bakr al-Nazzal, a renowned Arabic philosopher and theologian who lived in Baghdad during the 9th century. Another notable figure was Ibn al-Nazzal, a 13th-century Andalusian poet and scholar from Seville, Spain.

During the Ottoman Empire, which ruled over various parts of the Middle East and North Africa from the 14th to the early 20th century, the NAZZAL surname continued to be found in various regions, including present-day Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.

Other historical figures bearing the NAZZAL surname include Mustafa al-Nazzal, a 16th-century Ottoman military commander who participated in campaigns in the Balkans, and Abdallah al-Nazzal, a 17th-century Sufi poet and scholar from Damascus.

The NAZZAL surname has also been associated with place names, such as Nazzal Village, a small town in the West Bank region of Palestine, suggesting that some individuals may have adopted the name based on their place of origin or residence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nazzal

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

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

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