Explore the Family Name Shahzad

The meaning of Shahzad

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from the Persian royal title shāhzāda ‘prince, son of the king’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Shahzad saw a dramatic increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shahzad was ranked 52,077th most popular surname in the United States with 375 people carrying the name. However, by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 24,404, representing a change of over 53%. Additionally, the count of people with the Shahzad surname grew to 1,026, marking an impressive growth of 173.6%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also increased from 0.14 to 0.35 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,077	#24,404	53.14%
Count	375	1,026	173.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.35	150%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shahzad

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Shahzad surname from 2000 to 2010. The largest proportion of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 78.4% to 92.3% within this time frame. Conversely, those identifying as having two or more ethnicities decreased significantly from 14.67% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010. The percentage of white individuals with the Shahzad surname slightly decreased from 3.47% to 3.02%, while the Hispanic representation dropped to zero. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Black individuals with this surname, increasing to 0.78% in 2010 from no representation in 2000. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained constant at zero across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.4%	92.3%	17.73%
White	3.47%	3.02%	-12.97%
Two or More Races	14.67%	2.92%	-80.1%
Black	0%	0.78%	0%
Hispanic	2.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%