Explore the Family Name Pirzadeh

The meaning of Pirzadeh

Muslim (Iran): from a title denoting a custodian of Sufi mausoleums and shrines, from Persian pīr zādeh, literally ‘son of a saint’ (usually the custodian was a descendant of the deceased saint).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pirzadeh has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 127,948th most popular and rose to the rank of 110,825th by 2010 — a growth of approximately 13.38%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 123 to 159 during this period, marking an increase of 29.27%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k remained steady at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#127,948	#110,825	13.38%
Count	123	159	29.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pirzadeh

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a diverse range of ethnic identities associated with the Pirzadeh surname. While the majority of individuals identified as White (86.99% in 2000 and 79.87% in 2010), there has been a slight decrease of about 8.18% over this decade. The number of individuals who identify with two or more races saw a substantial rise from 7.32% to 13.21%, indicating an 80.46% change. Additionally, a small percentage began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, whereas no one identified under this category in 2000. There were no individuals who claimed Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.99%	79.87%	-8.18%
Two or More Races	7.32%	13.21%	80.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	4.4%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%