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

Persaud, 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 Persaud surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Persaud in America

Persaud is the 3000th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Persaud surname appeared 11,956 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Persaud.

We can also compare 2010 data for Persaud 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 Persaud

The surname PERSAUD has its origins in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in the regions of Punjab and Sindh. It is believed to have derived from the Persian word "Parsai," which translates to "worshipper of fire" or "devotee of fire." This name was likely given to individuals who were adherents of the Zoroastrian faith, which reveres fire as a sacred element.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the British East India Company established trade routes and settlements in the Indian subcontinent, leading to the migration of people from various regions to other parts of the world. It is during this time that the name PERSAUD likely made its way to other countries, particularly those under British colonial rule.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name PERSAUD can be found in the British East India Company's records from the late 18th century, where it is mentioned in connection with individuals from the Punjab region who were involved in trade or employed by the company.

In the 19th century, the name PERSAUD appeared in various historical documents and records related to the Indian diaspora, particularly in countries such as Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Fiji, where many indentured laborers from India were brought to work on sugarcane plantations.

Notable individuals with the surname PERSAUD include:

1. Cheddi Jagan (1918-1997), a Guyanese politician and the first democratically elected President of Guyana.
2. Shridath Ramphal (1928-2022), a Guyanese diplomat and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
3. Vishnu Persaud (1925-2009), a Guyanese politician and former Minister of Finance.
4. Ravindra Persaud (born 1976), a British-Guyanese psychiatrist and researcher.
5. Sharida Persaud (born 1987), a Guyanese-American actress and model.

The name PERSAUD has also been linked to various place names and geographical locations, particularly in Guyana and the Caribbean region, where communities and villages were established by those with Indian heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Persaud

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

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

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