Explore the Family Name Deeb

The meaning of Deeb

Arabic (mainly Egypt and the Levant): variant of Diab. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ziad, Ibrahim, Nabil, Samir, Fadi, Hisham, Issa, Khaled, Nidal, Abbas, Ali, Amal. French Auguste, Camile, Jean-Paul, Marcell, Michel, Pierre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Deeb saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. It improved its rank from 17,186 in 2000 to 16,720 in 2010, which is approximately a 2.71% positive change. The count of people carrying the Deeb surname also increased by about 12.57%, from 1,520 individuals in 2000 to 1,711 in 2010. Proportionally, the presence of this surname per 100,000 people also rose slightly from 0.56 to 0.58 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,186	#16,720	2.71%
Count	1,520	1,711	12.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.58	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Deeb

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Deeb, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identifies as White, increasing from 90% in 2000 to 92.05% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander affiliation experienced significant growth with an impressive 180.43% increase, despite still representing a small fraction of the total. Hispanic representation also saw an increase from 1.97% to 2.51%. However, there was a notable decrease of 58.01% among those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 7.24% to 3.04%. The Black population with this surname dropped to zero in 2010 from a minimal 0.33% in 2000. Data for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed for privacy (S).

	2000	2010	Change
White	90%	92.05%	2.28%
Two or More Races	7.24%	3.04%	-58.01%
Hispanic	1.97%	2.51%	27.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	1.29%	180.43%
Black	0.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%