Explore the Family Name Sayed

The meaning of Sayed

Muslim: variant of Said 1 ‘lord, master’. Compare Elsayed, Saied, Saiyed, and Syed. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abu, Waseem, Abdul, Ahmed, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Ahmad, Ali, Daud, Khalil, Luay, Mohamad.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Sayed" has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rank, it improved by 9 places, moving from the 20111th most popular surname in 2000 to the 18301st in 2010. The actual count of individuals with the surname "Sayed" also saw a significant increase of about 23 percent, growing from 1233 in 2000 to 1516 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion per 100k people increased by approximately 11 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,111	#18,301	9%
Count	1,233	1,516	22.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.51	10.87%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sayed

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Sayed" between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander experienced the most substantial growth at 28.25 percent, increasing from 30.09 percent in 2000 to 38.59 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Black also saw an increase of 29.22 percent. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by nearly 7 percent, and there was a significant drop of around 37 percent for those identifying as two or more races. There were no changes for those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	45.74%	42.55%	-6.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	30.09%	38.59%	28.25%
Two or More Races	19.38%	12.27%	-36.69%
Black	3.73%	4.82%	29.22%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%