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

Parvizi, 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 Parvizi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Parvizi in America

Parvizi is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Parvizi surname appeared 148 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 Parvizi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Parvizi 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 Parvizi

The surname Parvizi has its origins in Persia, now known as Iran, and dates back to the medieval era. It is derived from the Persian word "Parviz," which means "victorious" or "triumphant." The name was likely adopted as a surname during the Sassanid dynasty, which ruled over Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.

One of the earliest known references to the name Parvizi can be found in the "Shahnameh," an epic poem written by the renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi in the late 10th century. In the poem, Parvizi is mentioned as a title bestowed upon the Sassanid king Khosrow II, who ruled from 590 to 628 AD and was known for his military conquests and territorial expansions.

During the Safavid dynasty, which ruled over Persia from the 16th to the 18th century, the name Parvizi gained further prominence. Several historical figures from this period bore the surname, including Mirza Mohammad Parvizi, a renowned calligrapher and artist who lived in the late 16th century and was patronized by the Safavid court.

Another notable figure with the surname Parvizi was Mirza Rafi' Parvizi, a renowned poet and scholar who lived in the 17th century. His literary works, particularly his ghazals (a form of lyric poetry), are considered masterpieces of Persian literature.

In more recent history, the Parvizi surname has been carried by several distinguished individuals, such as Mohammad Reza Parvizi, an Iranian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1962 to 1963. Manouchehr Parvizi, born in 1930, was a renowned Iranian architect and urban planner who played a significant role in the development of modern Iranian architecture.

It is worth mentioning that the Parvizi surname is not limited to Persia/Iran. It has also been found among Iranian communities in other parts of the world, particularly in countries with large Persian diaspora populations, such as the United States, Canada, and various European nations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Parvizi

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

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

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