Rashid Family History

Rashid Surname Meaning

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic rashīd ‘wise, judicious, rightly guided, right-minded’. Al-Rashīd ‘the Right-Minded, the Guide’ is an epithet of Allah, giving rise to the compound name ʿAbd al-Rashīd ʿAbdur-Rashīd ‘servant of the Right-Minded, of the Guide’.

See also Arshad compare Rasheed and Rashed. From a personal name based on Arabic rāshid ‘rightly-guided’, a cognate of 1 above.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Rahim, Hashim, Bashir, Rashed, Rush, Masood, Rassi, Raskin, Jasmin, Mastin

20K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
605	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
1K	Member Trees

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Where is the Rashid family from?

You can see how Rashid families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rashid family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Rashid families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Rashid family living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Rashid's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Rashid families in 1891.

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What did your Rashid ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, kitchen porter and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Rashid. 100% of Rashid men worked as a kitchen porter and 100% of Rashid women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

kitchen porter

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Rashid family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 1K census records available for the last name Rashid. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Rashid census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Rashid. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 605 military records available for the last name Rashid. For the veterans among your Rashid ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rashid lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Rashid life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Rashid in 1953 was 41, and 75 in 2004.

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Rashid Surname Meaning

See also Arshad compare Rasheed and Rashed. From a personal name based on Arabic rāshid ‘rightly-guided’, a cognate of 1 above.

Compare Rashed and Rachid.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Rashid family from?

What did your Rashid ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

kitchen porter

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Rashid family records will you find?

What is the average Rashid lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Rashid life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Rashid in 1953 was 41, and 75 in 2004.

Rashid Family History

Rashid Surname Meaning

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Rashid Surname Meaning

24,000 record(s) for Rashid

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Where is the Rashid family from?

What did your Rashid ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Rashid family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Rashid lifespan?

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