The surname Amjad
An Arabic surname, carried by 602 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex A523
Origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic أمجد (ʔamjad, “most glorious”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 602 people named Amjad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 512,866 Americans. That is up 103% since 2000, when the Census counted 296.
#37,076
rank among US surnames
602
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+103.4%
change since 2000 (was #63,141)
Who is named Amjad
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
85% of people named Amjad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
- White (not Hispanic) 9.5%
- Two or more races 2.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Arabic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Amjad come from?
- Borrowed from Arabic أمجد (ʔamjad, “most glorious”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
- How common is the surname Amjad?
- 602 people in the United States had the surname Amjad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 512,866 Americans. It ranked 37,076th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Amjad?
- In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Amjad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.5% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Amjad getting more or less common?
- More common. 296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 602 in 2010, up 103%.