Explore the Family Name Mehdizadeh

The meaning of Mehdizadeh

Muslim (Iran): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Mehdi, in particular from/with Mahdi, the twelfth imam of the Shiite Muslims. It is formed with the Persian suffix -zādeh ‘son/descendant of’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mehdizadeh has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 81,414, while it moved up to 73,005 in 2010 - an improvement of over 10 percent. The overall count of individuals with this surname also rose from 216 to 266 within the same decade, which translates to a substantial growth of around 23 percent. Moreover, the proportion of people named Mehdizadeh per 100,000 also experienced a noticeable surge of 12.5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,414	#73,005	10.33%
Count	216	266	23.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mehdizadeh

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the distribution amongst those carrying the Mehdizadeh surname from 2000 to 2010. While there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years, the fraction identifying as White decreased from 87.5 percent to 79.7 percent. However, the percentage of individuals claiming two or more races soared by nearly 83 percent, from 9.26 percent in 2000 to 16.92 percent in 2010. Remarkably, a small population also emerged identifying as Hispanic in 2010, where none was reported in the previous census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.5%	79.7%	-8.91%
Two or More Races	9.26%	16.92%	82.72%
Hispanic	0%	2.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%