Explore the Family Name Jalloh

The meaning of Jalloh

West African (mainly Sierra Leone): variant of Diallo. Compare Jallow. Some characteristic forenames: African/Muslim Mohamed, Abdul, Ibrahim, Amadu, Aminata, Fatmata, Abou, Alusine, Ismail, Mariama, Abrahim, Abu, Aisha, Alhaji, Essa, Isata, Lansana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jalloh has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 26,332nd and by 2010, the ranking moved up to 12,238th, showing an increase of 53.52%. The count of individuals with this surname also escalated from 872 in 2000 to 2,542 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of 191.51%. The proportion of people named Jalloh per 100,000 also saw an upward trend, increasing by 168.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,332	#12,238	53.52%
Count	872	2,542	191.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.86	168.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jalloh

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jalloh, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as Black, accounting for 95.53% in 2000 and slightly rising to 96.46% in 2010. Notably, there were no records of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander or the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during the two census years. However, in 2010, a slight emergence of the surname was observed among White and Hispanic populations, amounting to 0.51% and 1.06% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped from 3.78% in 2000 to 1.53% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	95.53%	96.46%	0.97%
Two or More Races	3.78%	1.53%	-59.52%
Hispanic	0%	1.06%	0%
White	0%	0.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%