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

Pezeshki, 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 Pezeshki surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pezeshki in America

Pezeshki is the 98982nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pezeshki surname appeared 183 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 Pezeshki.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pezeshki 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 Pezeshki

The surname PEZESHKI is believed to have originated in Iran, likely in the late medieval period or earlier. It is derived from the Persian word "pezeshk," which means "physician" or "doctor." The suffix "-i" is a common Persian name ending, often indicating a person's profession or occupation.

In some historical records, the name PEZESHKI is also spelled as "Pezeshki," "Pezeshkey," or "Pezeshkee," reflecting variations in transliteration from the Persian script to the Latin alphabet. These variations in spelling were common, especially in older documents and records.

One of the earliest known references to the PEZESHKI name can be found in a 14th-century Persian manuscript, which mentions a physician named Hakim Pezeshki who served at the court of the Muzaffarid dynasty in Shiraz, Iran.

Another notable historical figure with the PEZESHKI surname was Mirza Mohammad Reza Pezeshki (1878-1957), a prominent Iranian physician and political activist who played a significant role in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran in the early 20th century.

In the 16th century, a Persian physician named Hakim Pezeshki is recorded as having traveled to India and served as a court physician to the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This early reference to the name highlights the mobility and reputation of Persian physicians in the broader region at that time.

During the Safavid dynasty in Iran (1501-1736), several members of the PEZESHKI family are mentioned in court records as serving as royal physicians or holding important medical positions.

Another notable figure with the PEZESHKI surname was Ali Akbar Pezeshki (1887-1963), an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the mid-20th century.

Overall, the surname PEZESHKI has a rich historical legacy in Iran, reflecting the important role of Persian physicians and medical practitioners throughout the region's history. Its origins can be traced back to the medieval period, and the name has been associated with prominent figures in various fields over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pezeshki

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

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

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