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

Shahbazi, 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 Shahbazi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shahbazi in America

Shahbazi is the 61436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shahbazi surname appeared 327 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 Shahbazi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shahbazi 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 Shahbazi

The surname SHAHBAZI originates from Persia, now modern-day Iran, and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Persian words "shah" meaning king or ruler, and "baz" meaning falcon or hawk. The name was likely given to falconers or those who trained birds of prey for the royal court.

SHAHBAZI is believed to have first appeared in written records during the Safavid Dynasty, which ruled Persia from 1501 to 1736. Early references to the name can be found in administrative documents and military registers from this period.

One of the earliest known bearers of the SHAHBAZI surname was Mirza Shahbazi, a prominent falconer who served at the court of Shah Abbas I, the fifth Safavid ruler, who reigned from 1588 to 1629. Mirza Shahbazi was renowned for his skill in training and handling falcons for the royal hunting parties.

Another notable figure with the SHAHBAZI name was Haji Shahbazi, a wealthy merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Isfahan during the 17th century. Records indicate that Haji Shahbazi owned several caravanserais (inns) along the trade routes between Persia and neighboring regions.

In the 19th century, a Persian poet and calligrapher named Mirza Mohammad Reza Shahbazi gained recognition for his intricate and beautiful calligraphic works. He was born in 1810 in the city of Shiraz and was known for his mastery of the Nasta'liq and Shikasteh scripts.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the SHAHBAZI surname was also associated with several influential political figures in Persia. One such figure was Haji Mohammad Shahbazi, a prominent landowner and member of the local council in the city of Mashhad, who played a role in the Constitutional Revolution of 1906-1911.

Another notable bearer of the SHAHBAZI name was Gholamreza Shahbazi, a military officer and diplomat who served as the Iranian ambassador to Turkey in the 1920s and later held various governmental positions under the Pahlavi dynasty.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shahbazi

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

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

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