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

Saberi, 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 Saberi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saberi in America

Saberi is the 75069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saberi surname appeared 257 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 Saberi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saberi 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 Saberi

The surname Saberi has its roots in the Persian language and is believed to have originated in Iran during the 10th century. The name is derived from the Persian word "saber," which means "patience" or "perseverance." It is thought to have been initially used as a descriptive name for someone who exhibited these qualities.

One of the earliest recorded references to the surname Saberi can be found in a collection of Persian manuscripts dating back to the 11th century. These manuscripts mention a scholar and poet named Abul-Qasim Saberi, who lived in the city of Isfahan during the reign of the Seljuk Empire.

During the 13th century, the surname Saberi began to appear in various historical records across the Persian-speaking regions of the Middle East. One notable individual bearing this name was Kamal al-Din Saberi, a renowned mathematician and astronomer who lived in Maragheh, Iran, from 1236 to 1311.

As the Saberi family spread throughout Iran and neighboring regions, the name took on different spellings and variations. In some areas, it was written as "Sabiry" or "Saberi-zadeh," which means "son of Saberi" in Persian.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Saberi was Mirza Husain Khan Saberi, a prominent Iranian diplomat and statesman who lived from 1828 to 1895. He played a crucial role in negotiating the Treaty of Turkmenchay between Iran and Russia in 1828.

Another notable figure was Abdollah Saberi, an Iranian scholar and poet who lived from 1857 to 1918. He was renowned for his contributions to Persian literature and his works on mysticism and Sufism.

In the 20th century, the Saberi surname gained international recognition with individuals such as Reza Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who was born in 1975. She gained prominence for her coverage of Iran and her imprisonment by Iranian authorities in 2009.

The surname Saberi has also been found in various place names throughout Iran, such as the village of Saberi in the province of Fars and the town of Saberi-Kaleh in the province of Golestan.

While the surname Saberi is primarily associated with Iran and the Persian language, it has also been adopted by individuals of other ethnicities and nationalities over time, reflecting the cultural and linguistic diversity of the regions where it has been present.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saberi

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

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

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