Explore the Family Name Abdulaziz

The meaning of Abdulaziz

Muslim (also Abdul-Aziz): from the Arabic personal name ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz ‘servant of the All-Mighty’ or ‘servant of the Beloved’ (see Aziz).

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How common is the last name Abdulaziz in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abdulaziz has seen a surge in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 47,120th and increased to rank 33,241 by 2010, reflecting a notable rise of 29.45%. The actual count of people with this surname also spiked from 424 in 2000 to 688 in 2010, a remarkable growth of 62.26%. Thus, the proportion per 100k population for this surname saw an increase of 43.75%, shifting from 0.16 to 0.23 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#33,241	29.45%
Count	424	688	62.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.23	43.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abdulaziz

The ethnic identity of those bearing the Abdulaziz surname also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The fraction of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased by 32.89%, falling from 10.61% to 7.12%. The percentage of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races also saw a substantial drop of 58.43%, declining from 19.58% to 8.14%. However, the White ethnicity group experienced a rise of 16.85%, increasing to 31.69% in 2010 from 27.12% in 2000. Similarly, the Black community saw a significant increase of 20.76%, jumping from 41.04% to 49.56% during that same period. There was no change observed in the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	41.04%	49.56%	20.76%
White	27.12%	31.69%	16.85%
Two or More Races	19.58%	8.14%	-58.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.61%	7.12%	-32.89%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%