Zaidi (surname)
The surname Al-Zaidi (Az-Zaidi) can denote one or both of the following: Sayyid Arab descendants of Zayd ibn Ali and/or Zaid Ibn Al-Hassan Bin Ali Ibn Abi Talib that either stayed in Kufa, Iraq or returned to Al-Hijaz. The use of the surname Al-Zaidi to designate association may be with the Zaidiyyah madhhab, whose adherents are found in Yemen.