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    The surname Sajjad

    An Arabic surname, carried by 543 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S230

    Sajjad: #40,313 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sajjad #40,313, 543 people Sajjad: #40,313 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Sajjad #40,313, 543 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sajjad is more common than 75.2% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic سَجَّاد (sajjād, “bowing in reverence; one who prostrates himself in worship”).

    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 543 people named Sajjad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 568,592 Americans. That is up 102% since 2000, when the Census counted 269.

    #40,313
    rank among US surnames
    543
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +101.9%
    change since 2000 (was #68,360)

    Who is named Sajjad

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

    88% of people named Sajjad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Sajjads

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Wasim Sajjad
      Acting President of Pakistan in 1993 and 1997–98

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sajjad come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic سَجَّاد (sajjād, “bowing in reverence; one who prostrates himself in worship”).
    How common is the surname Sajjad?
    543 people in the United States had the surname Sajjad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 568,592 Americans. It ranked 40,313th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sajjad?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Sajjad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sajjad?
    Wasim Sajjad, Acting President of Pakistan in 1993 and 1997–98.
    Where is the surname Sajjad most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sajjad in British Raj.
    Is the surname Sajjad getting more or less common?
    More common. 269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 543 in 2010, up 102%.