The surname Arshad
A surname, carried by 1,588 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex A623
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,588 people named Arshad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 888.
#17,673
rank among US surnames
1,588
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+78.8%
change since 2000 (was #25,969)
Who is named Arshad
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Arshad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.7%
- Two or more races 3.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Arshad
Arshad has the Soundex code A623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A623.
Questions
- How common is the surname Arshad?
- 1,588 people in the United States had the surname Arshad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,424 Americans. It ranked 17,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Arshad?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Arshad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Arshad getting more or less common?
- More common. 888 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,588 in 2010, up 79%.