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

Vaid, 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 Vaid surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vaid in America

Vaid is the 37955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vaid surname appeared 585 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 Vaid.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vaid 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 Vaid

The surname VAID has its origins in the Indian subcontinent, and is believed to have emerged during the medieval period. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "Vaidya," which translates to "physician" or "healer." This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with individuals who practiced traditional Indian medicine, known as Ayurveda.

The name VAID can be traced back to various regions of India, particularly in the northern and central parts of the country. It is prevalent among Hindu communities, and has been found in historical records and manuscripts dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries.

One of the earliest documented references to the name VAID can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century administrative document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This text mentions several individuals bearing the surname VAID who served as physicians and scholars in the imperial court.

In the 17th century, the name appears in literary works and chronicles, such as the Vaid Vansh Prakash, a text written by Vaid Shri Bhav Mishra, a renowned Ayurvedic practitioner and scholar from the city of Varanasi. This work provides insights into the lineage and contributions of various VAID families in the field of traditional medicine.

One notable figure in the history of the VAID surname is Vaidya Hariprapanna Sharmā (1670-1738), who was a celebrated Ayurvedic physician and author from the city of Banaras (present-day Varanasi). His works, such as the Rasendra Chudamani and Rasendra Samgraha, were highly influential in the field of Ayurvedic pharmacology.

Another prominent individual was Vaidya Bhavamishra (16th century), who was a renowned Ayurvedic scholar and practitioner from Varanasi. His work, the Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, is considered a seminal text on Ayurvedic materia medica and is still widely studied today.

In the 19th century, Vaidya Govind Das (1835-1886) was a renowned Ayurvedic physician and scholar from the city of Kanpur. He contributed significantly to the revival and promotion of Ayurvedic medicine in the region and authored several influential texts.

The VAID surname has also been associated with various place names across India, such as Vaidnagar, Vaidpur, and Vaidpura, which may have been settlements or villages established by VAID families or practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vaid

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

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

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