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

Wasti, 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 Wasti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Wasti in America

Wasti is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Wasti surname appeared 157 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 Wasti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Wasti 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 Wasti

The surname "WASTI" is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, likely from the northern regions of modern-day Pakistan and India. It is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word "vastu," which means "dwelling" or "abode," suggesting that the name may have been associated with a particular place or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century administrative document compiled during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It mentions a village called "Wasti" located in the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh, India. This village may have been the source of the surname for those who resided there or had familial ties to the area.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various Persian and Mughal records, indicating its presence among the Muslim population of the region. One notable individual bearing the name was Mirza Wasti Khan, a military commander who served under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in the late 17th century.

As the British colonial rule expanded in India, the name "WASTI" can be found in official records and documents from the 18th and 19th centuries. One prominent figure was Sir Abdul Ghaffar Khan Wasti (1890-1979), a prominent lawyer and judge from the Punjab region, who served as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court in undivided India.

Another notable individual was Syed Shamsuddin Wasti (1871-1936), a renowned Urdu poet and writer from the city of Lucknow, known for his contributions to the literary movement called the "Lucknow School of Poetry."

During the 20th century, the surname gained further recognition with individuals like Sher Muhammad Khan Wasti (1892-1958), a politician and freedom fighter from the North-West Frontier Province (now part of Pakistan), and Shahid Hameed Wasti (1927-2006), a renowned Pakistani civil servant and diplomat who served as the Governor of Punjab province.

While the name has its roots in the Indian subcontinent, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, where it likely originated as a place-based surname derived from the Sanskrit word "vastu."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Wasti

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

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

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