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

Tirmizi, 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 Tirmizi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tirmizi in America

Tirmizi is the 93921st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tirmizi surname appeared 195 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 Tirmizi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tirmizi 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 Tirmizi

The surname Tirmizi originated from the city of Tirmidh in present-day Uzbekistan, an ancient city along the Silk Road. The name is derived from the Arabic word "Tirmidhi," which means "a person from Tirmidh." This surname has its roots in the 9th century, when Tirmidh was a thriving center of Islamic learning and culture.

One of the earliest and most famous bearers of this surname was Abu Isa Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmizi, a renowned Islamic scholar who lived between 824 and 892 CE. He is best known for his collection of hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad), known as "Jami' at-Tirmizi," which is considered one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam.

Another notable figure with the Tirmizi surname was Burhan al-Din al-Tirmizi, a Persian Sufi mystic and poet who lived in the 13th century. His works, such as "Masnavī-ye Ma'navī" and "Dīvān-e Shams-e Tabrīzī," are considered masterpieces of Persian literature and have had a significant influence on Sufism.

In the 14th century, there was a renowned scholar named Muhammad ibn Ali al-Tirmizi, who was a prominent figure in the field of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) and Islamic theology (kalam). He authored several works, including "Al-Wajiz fi Usul al-Fiqh," which is still studied today in Islamic seminaries.

During the Mughal Empire in the 16th century, Mir Tirmizi was a prominent poet and calligrapher who served at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. His poetic works, composed in Persian, were highly regarded and celebrated in the royal court.

In more recent times, Hakim Muhammad Tirmizi (1885-1939) was a renowned Unani physician and scholar from British India. He made significant contributions to the field of Unani medicine and authored several influential works, including "Al-Mukhtar fi'l-Adviya al-Mufradah."

The surname Tirmizi has a rich historical background, tracing its origins to the ancient city of Tirmidh and the Islamic Golden Age. It has been borne by numerous scholars, mystics, poets, and intellectuals throughout the centuries, leaving an indelible mark on various fields of knowledge and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tirmizi

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

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

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