How common is the surname Masoud?

839 people in the United States had the surname Masoud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 367,992 Americans. It ranked 28,437th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Masoud?

Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud, association football player.

Where is the surname Masoud most common?

Wikidata records people named Masoud in Algeria.

Is the surname Masoud getting more or less common?

More common. 517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 839 in 2010, up 62%.

Is Masoud also a first name?

Yes. Masoud 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 Masoud

An Arabic surname, carried by 839 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M230 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). Masoud is more common than 82.5% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْعُود (masʕūd); this surname is predominantly found in Tanzania and Egypt.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 839 people named Masoud in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 367,992 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 517.

#28,437

rank among US surnames

839

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+62.3%

change since 2000 (was #39,946)

Who is named Masoud

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

81% of people named Masoud identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as two or more races and 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Two or more races 6.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Masouds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud
Association football player, 1955–2022

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Masood
Massoud
Masud

Surnames that sound like Masoud

Masoud has the Soundex code M230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M230.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Masoud come from?: Borrowed from Arabic مَسْعُود (masʕūd); this surname is predominantly found in Tanzania and Egypt.
How common is the surname Masoud?: 839 people in the United States had the surname Masoud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 367,992 Americans. It ranked 28,437th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Masoud?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Masoud identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Masoud?: Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud, association football player.
Where is the surname Masoud most common?: Wikidata records people named Masoud in Algeria.
Is the surname Masoud getting more or less common?: More common. 517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 839 in 2010, up 62%.
What are other spellings of Masoud?: Masood, Massoud and Masud.
Is Masoud also a first name?: Yes. Masoud 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.