# Majid (surname)

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

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,200 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,700 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 257,288 people |
| Change since 2000 | +55% (772 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Majeed |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مجيد (majīd, “majestic, magnificent”). This surname is mostly found in Iraq.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Majid 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) | 24% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 57% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |

## Similar surnames

Majeed, Machado, Mast, Michaud, Mosqueda, Macedo, McAtee, McQuade, McAdoo, Musto, McQuaid, Maust.

## 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.