The surname Syed
A surname, carried by 9,722 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex S300 Also a first name
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 9,722 people named Syed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,757 Americans. That is up 83% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,310.
#3,657
rank among US surnames
9,722
people in 2010
3.3
per 100,000 Americans
+83.1%
change since 2000 (was #5,969)
Who is named Syed
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Syed identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
- Two or more races 3.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Syed has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.
Questions
- How common is the surname Syed?
- 9,722 people in the United States had the surname Syed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,757 Americans. It ranked 3,657th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Syed?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Syed identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Syed getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,722 in 2010, up 83%.
- Is Syed also a first name?
- Yes. Syed 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.