How common is the surname Said?

5,535 people in the United States had the surname Said in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. It ranked 6,180th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Said?

Bob Said, American racing driver, followed by Mohamed Kaci-Said.

Where is the surname Said most common?

Wikidata records people named Said in the United States, Algeria and Mauritania.

Is the surname Said getting more or less common?

More common. 3,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,535 in 2010, up 60%.

Is Said also a first name?

Yes. Said 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 Said

An Arabic surname, carried by 5,535 people in the United States.

Pronounced /saɪd/ 1 syllable Soundex S300 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). Said is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).

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 5,535 people named Said in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,468.

#6,180

rank among US surnames

5,535

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+59.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,723)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690
#6,174	Bagby	5,542	55,710
#6,175	Perrine	5,541	55,720
#6,176	Deason	5,539	55,740
#6,178	Petry	5,538	55,750
#6,179	Oberg	5,537	55,760

Who is named Said

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

51% of people named Said identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 6.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Saids

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Said
American racing driver, 1932–2002
Mohamed Kaci-Said
Algerian footballer, born 1958
L’Malouma Said
Anti-slavery activist, deputy (Member of Parliament) to the Mauritanian National Assembly, born 1972
Boris Said
American racing driver, born 1962

Notable Saids come mostly from the United States (2), Algeria (1) and Mauritania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Saeed
Sayeed

Surnames that sound like Said

Said has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Said come from?: Borrowed from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).
How common is the surname Said?: 5,535 people in the United States had the surname Said in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. It ranked 6,180th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Said?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Said identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Said?: Bob Said, American racing driver, followed by Mohamed Kaci-Said.
Where is the surname Said most common?: Wikidata records people named Said in the United States, Algeria and Mauritania.
How do you pronounce Said?: Said is /saɪd/, one syllable.
Is the surname Said getting more or less common?: More common. 3,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,535 in 2010, up 60%.
What are other spellings of Said?: Saeed and Sayeed.
Is Said also a first name?: Yes. Said 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.