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

Shamsiddeen, 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 Shamsiddeen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shamsiddeen in America

Shamsiddeen is the 71478th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shamsiddeen surname appeared 273 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 Shamsiddeen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shamsiddeen 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 Shamsiddeen

The surname Shamsiddeen is of Arabic origin and traces its roots back to the Middle East and the Islamic world. It is a compound word derived from the Arabic words "shams" meaning "sun" and "al-din" meaning "the religion" or "the faith".

This surname likely emerged during the early centuries of Islam, when it was common practice for scholars, religious figures, and those devoted to the faith to adopt descriptive surnames or titles related to their piety, knowledge, or service to the religion. Shamsiddeen, therefore, could have been bestowed upon individuals who were regarded as beacons of enlightenment, spreading the light of Islamic teachings and upholding the principles of the faith.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shamsiddeen can be found in the writings of the renowned 12th-century Islamic scholar and philosopher, Shamsiddeen al-Isfahani, who hailed from the city of Isfahan in present-day Iran. His full name was Shams al-Din Abu al-Fath Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Isfahani, and he was renowned for his contributions to the fields of logic, philosophy, and theology.

Another notable figure with this surname was Shamsiddeen al-Samarqandi, a 13th-century mathematician and astronomer from the city of Samarkand, in present-day Uzbekistan. He made significant contributions to the study of spherical trigonometry and wrote several influential treatises on astronomy and mathematics.

In the 14th century, Shamsiddeen al-Dimashqi, a renowned Arab geographer and traveler, authored a comprehensive work titled "Nukhbat al-Dahr fi 'Aja'ib al-Barr wa al-Bahr" (The Cream of the Age on the Wonders of Land and Sea), which provided detailed descriptions of various regions and their inhabitants.

The name Shamsiddeen also appears in the writings of the famous 15th-century Moroccan traveler and scholar, Ibn Battuta, who encountered individuals bearing this surname during his extensive travels throughout the Islamic world.

Another notable figure was Shamsiddeen al-Hafiz, a 16th-century Ottoman scholar and calligrapher who was known for his mastery of the Arabic script and his contributions to the art of Islamic calligraphy.

Throughout history, the surname Shamsiddeen has been carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds, including scholars, religious leaders, artists, and intellectuals, all united by their devotion to the Islamic faith and their pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shamsiddeen

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

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

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