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

Umar, 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 Umar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Umar in America

Umar is the 31873rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Umar surname appeared 724 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 Umar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Umar 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 Umar

The surname UMAR is of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word "amr" which means "life" or "command". The name can be traced back to the 7th century AD, during the early days of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname UMAR is found in the historical accounts of the second Caliph of Islam, Umar ibn al-Khattab (c. 586-644 AD). He was a prominent figure in the Islamic world and played a crucial role in the expansion of the Islamic empire during the 7th century.

The surname UMAR has its roots in various regions of the Middle East, particularly in countries like Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Syria, where it was commonly used among Arab tribes and communities. It later spread to other parts of the world through migration and trade routes.

In the 11th century, the UMAR surname appeared in the historical records of the Seljuk Empire, a medieval Persianate empire that ruled over parts of Central Asia and the Middle East. One notable figure from this period was Umar Khayyam (1048-1131 AD), a renowned Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet.

During the 13th century, the surname UMAR gained prominence in the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Levant. One of the most famous Mamluks of this era was Umar al-Shuhinah, a prominent military commander who served under Sultan Baibars I in the late 13th century.

Throughout history, the UMAR surname has been associated with various scholars, poets, and religious figures. In the 16th century, Umar ibn Muhammad al-Suhrawardi (1145-1234 AD) was a renowned Sufi mystic and philosopher from present-day Iran.

During the Ottoman Empire, the surname UMAR was also found among Turkish and Balkan populations. One notable figure was Umar Pasha Latas (c. 1804-1871 AD), an Ottoman military commander and statesman who served as the governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the mid-19th century.

Other historical figures with the surname UMAR include Umar Khayyam (1048-1131 AD), a renowned Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet; Umar Suleiman Al-Ashqar (1939-2012 AD), a prominent Islamic scholar and educator from Palestine; and Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (643-720 AD), an early Arab poet and scholar from the Umayyad Caliphate.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Umar

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

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

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