# Islam (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/islam/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,670 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,354 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,936 people |
| Change since 2000 | +79% (5,967 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪs.lɑːm/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Islaam, Eslam |

## Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission, surrender”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama). First attested in 1610.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Islam in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 88% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Islam in Bangladesh and the United States.

## People named Islam

- Nahid Islam, Bangladeshi student leader and politician
- Shariful Islam, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mohd Mamunul Islam, Bangladeshi footballer
- Afrika Islam, American musician
- Sanjida Islam, Bangladeshi cricketer

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.