The surname Mahmood
A surname, carried by 5,384 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex M530
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,384 people named Mahmood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,345 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,525.
Who is named Mahmood
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
76% of people named Mahmood identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 76%
- White (not Hispanic) 15%
- Two or more races 5.0%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Mahmoods
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Saba MahmoodAmerican anthropologist, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1961–2018
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Mahmood has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.
Questions
- How common is the surname Mahmood?
- 5,384 people in the United States had the surname Mahmood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,345 Americans. It ranked 6,335th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Mahmood?
- In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Mahmood identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Mahmood?
- Saba Mahmood, American anthropologist, Professor, University of California, Berkeley.
- Where is the surname Mahmood most common?
- Wikidata records people named Mahmood in the United States.
- Is the surname Mahmood getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,384 in 2010, up 53%.