How common is the surname Sadiq?

1,279 people in the United States had the surname Sadiq in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Sadiq getting more or less common?

More common. 737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 74%.

Is Sadiq also a first name?

Yes. Sadiq 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 Sadiq

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,279 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S320 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). Sadiq is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq, “friend”).

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 1,279 people named Sadiq in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. That is up 74% since 2000, when the Census counted 737.

#20,687

rank among US surnames

1,279

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+73.5%

change since 2000 (was #30,023)

Who is named Sadiq

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

58% of people named Sadiq identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 58%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 8.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sadiq come from?: Borrowed from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq, “friend”).
How common is the surname Sadiq?: 1,279 people in the United States had the surname Sadiq in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sadiq?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Sadiq identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Sadiq getting more or less common?: More common. 737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, up 74%.
Is Sadiq also a first name?: Yes. Sadiq 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.