How common is the surname Aziz?

6,740 people in the United States had the surname Aziz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,808 Americans. It ranked 5,187th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Aziz?

In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Aziz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Aziz?

Fatima Aziz, Afghan physician and politician, followed by Omar Aziz.

Where is the surname Aziz most common?

Wikidata records people named Aziz in Afghanistan and Brazil.

Is the surname Aziz getting more or less common?

More common. 4,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,740 in 2010, up 42%.

Is Aziz also a first name?

Yes. Aziz 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 Aziz

A surname, carried by 6,740 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A220 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). Aziz is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,740 people named Aziz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,808 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,735.

#5,187

rank among US surnames

6,740

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+42.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,604)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,182	Fulcher	6,745	45,774
#5,184	McMaster	6,744	45,781
#5,185	Roeder	6,742	45,794
#5,187	Aziz	6,740	45,808
#5,191	Loftin	6,739	45,815

Who is named Aziz

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

43% of people named Aziz identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 38%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Two or more races 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Azizs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fatima Aziz
Afghan physician and politician, 1973–2021
Omar Aziz
Brazilian politician, born 1958

Notable Azizs come mostly from Afghanistan (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Aziz

Azizi

Aziz has the Soundex code A220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A220.

Questions

How common is the surname Aziz?: 6,740 people in the United States had the surname Aziz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,808 Americans. It ranked 5,187th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aziz?: In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Aziz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Aziz?: Fatima Aziz, Afghan physician and politician, followed by Omar Aziz.
Where is the surname Aziz most common?: Wikidata records people named Aziz in Afghanistan and Brazil.
Is the surname Aziz getting more or less common?: More common. 4,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,740 in 2010, up 42%.
Is Aziz also a first name?: Yes. Aziz 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.