How common is the surname Abed?

1,580 people in the United States had the surname Abed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. It ranked 17,734th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Abed?

Fazle Hasan Abed, Bangladeshi social worker and the founder of BRAC.

Where is the surname Abed most common?

Wikidata records people named Abed in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Abed?

Abed is /ˈɑːbɛd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Abed getting more or less common?

More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,580 in 2010, up 48%.

Is Abed also a first name?

Yes. Abed 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 Abed

An occupational surname, carried by 1,580 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɑːbɛd/ 2 syllables Soundex A130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abed is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)

Abed is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,580 people named Abed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,071.

#17,734

rank among US surnames

1,580

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+47.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,427)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,726	Fader	1,581	195,285
#17,734	Dorsch	1,580	195,409

Who is named Abed

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

82% of people named Abed identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as two or more races and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Two or more races 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abeds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fazle Hasan Abed
Bangladeshi social worker and the founder of BRAC, 1936–2019

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Abed

Abed has the Soundex code A130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A130.

Questions

Where does the surname Abed come from?: From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)
How common is the surname Abed?: 1,580 people in the United States had the surname Abed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,409 Americans. It ranked 17,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abed?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Abed identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Abed?: Fazle Hasan Abed, Bangladeshi social worker and the founder of BRAC.
Where is the surname Abed most common?: Wikidata records people named Abed in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Abed?: Abed is /ˈɑːbɛd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Abed?: Abed is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Abed getting more or less common?: More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,580 in 2010, up 48%.
Is Abed also a first name?: Yes. Abed 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.