# Abdul (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/abdul/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,978 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,950 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 156,090 people |
| Change since 2000 | +30% (1,525 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Abdul in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 28% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Abdul in the United States.

## People named Abdul

- Paula Abdul, American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, American actor

## Similar surnames

Abdullah, Abdallah, Abdalla, Abdulla, Abdullahi, Abdelaziz, Abdullayev, Abdelrahman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.