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

Safady, 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 Safady surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Safady in America

Safady is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Safady surname appeared 108 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 Safady.

We can also compare 2010 data for Safady 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 Safady

The surname Safady originated in the Levant region, encompassing modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and parts of Jordan. It traces its roots back to the 12th century, during the Crusades. The name is derived from the Arabic word "safad," which refers to the city of Safed in northern Israel. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have hailed from or had ties to this historic city.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Safady surname can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the Ayyubid dynasty, which ruled over parts of the Levant and Egypt at the time. The document mentions a certain "Ahmad al-Safadi," who was a prominent scholar and historian from Safed.

In the 14th century, the Safady name appears in records from the Mamluk Sultanate, which controlled the region after the Ayyubids. These records refer to several individuals bearing the name, including a merchant named Ibrahim Safady, who traded in spices and silk along the lucrative trade routes of the time.

During the Ottoman Empire's rule over the Levant, which lasted from the 16th to the early 20th century, the Safady name continued to be prevalent. One notable figure was Mustafa Safady, a 17th-century poet and calligrapher whose works were highly regarded in literary circles of the time.

In the 19th century, a branch of the Safady family migrated to Egypt, where they established themselves in the city of Alexandria. One of the most prominent members of this branch was Yusuf Safady, a renowned educator and author who founded several schools and published numerous works on Arabic literature and history between 1830 and 1890.

Another notable figure was Khalil Safady, born in 1879 in Beirut, who became a pioneering journalist and activist for Arab independence from Ottoman rule. His writings and activism played a significant role in shaping the Arab nationalist movement in the early 20th century.

Throughout its long history, the Safady surname has been associated with various place names and alternative spellings, such as Safadi, Safadi, and Safadi, reflecting the fluidity of Arabic naming conventions across different regions and time periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Safady

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

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

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