How common is the surname Islam?

10,670 people in the United States had the surname Islam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,936 Americans. It ranked 3,354th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Islam?

Nahid Islam, Bangladeshi student leader and politician, followed by Shariful Islam.

Where is the surname Islam most common?

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

How do you pronounce Islam?

Islam is /ˈɪs.lɑːm/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Islam getting more or less common?

More common. 5,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,670 in 2010, up 79%.

Is Islam also a first name?

Yes. Islam 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 Islam

A surname, carried by 10,670 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɪs.lɑːm/ 2 syllables Soundex I245 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). Islam is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,670 people named Islam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,936 Americans. That is up 79% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,967.

#3,354

rank among US surnames

10,670

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+78.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,369)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,345	Horan	10,711	28,825
#3,346	Christenson	10,707	28,836
#3,347	Arana	10,698	28,860
#3,348	Jose	10,697	28,863
#3,349	Beaulieu	10,695	28,868
#3,350	Bone	10,692	28,876
#3,351	Feng	10,687	28,890

Who is named Islam

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

88% of people named Islam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Islams

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nahid Islam
Bangladeshi student leader and politician, born 1998
Shariful Islam
Bangladeshi cricketer, born 2001
Mohd Mamunul Islam
Bangladeshi footballer, born 1988
Afrika Islam
American musician, born 1967
Sanjida Islam
Bangladeshi cricketer, born 1996

Notable Islams come mostly from Bangladesh (4) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Islaam
Eslam

Islam has the Soundex code I245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I245.

Questions

Where does the surname Islam come from?: From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission, surrender”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama). First attested in 1610.
How common is the surname Islam?: 10,670 people in the United States had the surname Islam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,936 Americans. It ranked 3,354th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Islam?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Islam identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Islam?: Nahid Islam, Bangladeshi student leader and politician, followed by Shariful Islam.
Where is the surname Islam most common?: Wikidata records people named Islam in Bangladesh and the United States.
How do you pronounce Islam?: Islam is /ˈɪs.lɑːm/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Islam getting more or less common?: More common. 5,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,670 in 2010, up 79%.
What are other spellings of Islam?: Islaam and Eslam.
Is Islam also a first name?: Yes. Islam 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.