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

Persad, 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 Persad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Persad in America

Persad is the 19379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Persad surname appeared 1,395 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 Persad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Persad 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 Persad

The surname Persad has its origins in India, primarily in the northern regions. It emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th to 14th centuries. The name is derived from the Persian word "Parsa," which means "worshiper" or "follower of the true faith." This suggests that the name may have originally been associated with individuals who were devout practitioners of their religious beliefs.

One of the earliest known references to the Persad surname can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a historical record compiled during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century. This text mentions several individuals bearing the name Persad, indicating that the surname was already in use at that time.

In the 17th century, the Persad surname appeared in various administrative records and land ownership documents in the regions of modern-day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This suggests that families with this surname had established themselves as landowners and played a significant role in the local communities.

One notable individual with the Persad surname was Lala Lajpat Rai Persad, a prominent Indian freedom fighter and leader of the Indian National Congress. He was born in 1865 and played a crucial role in the struggle for India's independence from British rule.

Another famous figure was Kanaklata Persad, a revolutionary and martyr who participated in the Indian independence movement. She was born in 1916 and sacrificed her life during the Quit India Movement in 1942, fighting against British colonial rule.

In the literary realm, Munshi Premchand, whose full name was Dhanpat Rai Shrivastav Persad, was a renowned Hindi writer and novelist. Born in 1880, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in modern Hindi literature.

The Persad surname has also been associated with various places and locations in India. For instance, the village of Persadganj in Uttar Pradesh, which was once known as Persadnagar, likely derived its name from the presence of families with the Persad surname in the area.

Throughout the centuries, the Persad surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Parsad, Parsaad, and Persaud, reflecting the regional linguistic differences and the influence of different languages and dialects across India.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Persad

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

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

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