Zaidi (surname)

People with the surname Zaidi trace their origins to the Arabian Peninsula particularly in what is present-day Saudi Arabia. Zaidi's are a part of the Arab Tribe of Banu Hashim.The Zaidi surname is derived from Zaid ibn Ali, the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin, who was the great grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. People with the surname Zaidi trace their lineage to Zaid ibn Ali. Descendants of Zaid ibn Ali who chose to move away from the Arabian Peninsula and have the surname Zaidi are commonly located in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Descendants of Zaid ibn Ali are known as Sayyid as they are descendants of Muhammad.

The surname Al-Zaidi (Az-Zaidi) can denote one or both of the following:

Also note people of the Indian subcontinent with the surname Zaidi are not associated with the Zaidiyyah madhhab but are generally Ithna Ashari.