How common is the surname Abdul?

1,978 people in the United States had the surname Abdul in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. It ranked 14,950th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Abdul?

In the 2010 Census, 36% of people named Abdul identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Abdul?

Paula Abdul, American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality, followed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Where is the surname Abdul most common?

Wikidata records people named Abdul in the United States.

Is the surname Abdul getting more or less common?

More common. 1,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,978 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Abdul also a first name?

Yes. Abdul is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Abdul

A surname, carried by 1,978 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A134 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abdul is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,978 people named Abdul in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,525.

#14,950

rank among US surnames

1,978

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+29.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,153)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,943	Setser	1,980	155,932
#14,946	Deloera	1,979	156,011
#14,950	Ingold	1,978	156,090
#14,957	Toone	1,977	156,169

Who is named Abdul

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

36% of people named Abdul identified as Black (not Hispanic), 28% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 22% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Abduls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paula Abdul
American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality, born 1962
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
American actor, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abdul

Abdul has the Soundex code A134, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A134.

Questions

How common is the surname Abdul?: 1,978 people in the United States had the surname Abdul in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. It ranked 14,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abdul?: In the 2010 Census, 36% of people named Abdul identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 28% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Abdul?: Paula Abdul, American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality, followed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
Where is the surname Abdul most common?: Wikidata records people named Abdul in the United States.
Is the surname Abdul getting more or less common?: More common. 1,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,978 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Abdul also a first name?: Yes. Abdul is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.