Explore the Family Name Elbaz

The meaning of Elbaz

Muslim and Jewish (from North Africa): from Arabic bāz ‘falcon, hawk’, with the addition of el ‘the’. Compare Baz. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi, Shimon, Arie, Chaim, Eran, Gilad, Itzik, Malky, Mordechai, Nissim, Ori, Shlomi. Arabic/Muslim Abdel, Ayman, Farouk, Hazim, Khalil, Mohamad, Mohamed, Nabil, Samir, Youssef.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Elbaz has seen a noticeable increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 55,376 but by 2010 it had climbed up to 44,500, marking an improvement of almost 20%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew by 39.19%, from 347 in 2000 to 483 in 2010. This resulted in a proportion per 100k change of 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#44,500	19.64%
Count	347	483	39.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elbaz

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Elbaz identify as White, with a slight increase from 91.64% in 2000 to 94.41% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic also rose, though representing a smaller percentage, from 2.02% in 2000 to 3.52% in 2010, which is a significant 74.26% change. However, those identifying as two or more races saw a sharp decline of 81.94%, reducing from 5.76% in 2000 to just 1.04% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Elbaz identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.64%	94.41%	3.02%
Hispanic	2.02%	3.52%	74.26%
Two or More Races	5.76%	1.04%	-81.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%