How common is the surname Awad?

5,446 people in the United States had the surname Awad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,692 Americans. It ranked 6,275th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Awad?

Mira Awad, Arab-Israeli singer and actress of paternal Palestinian descent.

Where is the surname Awad most common?

Wikidata records people named Awad in Israel.

Is the surname Awad getting more or less common?

More common. 3,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,446 in 2010, up 44%.

The surname Awad

A surname, carried by 5,446 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Awad is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,446 people named Awad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,692 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,789.

#6,275

rank among US surnames

5,446

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+43.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,066)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,269	McCulley	5,450	56,651
#6,271	Lowder	5,449	56,661
#6,273	Senn	5,448	56,671
#6,275	Awad	5,446	56,692
#6,276	Speight	5,445	56,703

Who is named Awad

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

83% of people named Awad identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as two or more races and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Two or more races 5.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Awads

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mira Awad
Arab-Israeli singer and actress of paternal Palestinian descent, born 1975

Questions

How common is the surname Awad?: 5,446 people in the United States had the surname Awad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,692 Americans. It ranked 6,275th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Awad?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Awad identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Awad?: Mira Awad, Arab-Israeli singer and actress of paternal Palestinian descent.
Where is the surname Awad most common?: Wikidata records people named Awad in Israel.
Is the surname Awad getting more or less common?: More common. 3,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,446 in 2010, up 44%.