# Masih (surname)

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

A surname used extensively among Christians of Northern South Asia.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hindi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,044 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,112 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 295,733 people |
| Change since 2000 | +79% (583 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मसीह (masīh), from Urdu مسیح (“Christ, messiah”), from Classical Persian مَسِيح (“messiah, Christ”), from Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ, “anointed, messiah”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Masih 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) | 4.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 87% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |

## Similar surnames

Mays, Massie, Maas, Maes, Maus, Masi, Mass, Mas, Mais, Maki, Mach, Mask.

## 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.