Explore the Family Name Labib

The meaning of Labib

Arabic (mainly Egypt): nickname from labīb ‘intelligent’. This surname is found among both Muslims and Christians (Copts).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Labib saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 67,317 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had jumped to rank 39,837. This is a change of approximately 40.82%. Furthermore, the count of people with this surname more than doubled from 274 in 2000 to 551 in 2010, marking an increase of 101.09%. The proportion of individuals with the Labib surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.1 to 0.19, a 90% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,317	#39,837	40.82%
Count	274	551	101.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.19	90%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Labib

The ethnicity associated with the surname Labib saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of people with this surname identify as White, with a slight increase from 84.67% in 2000 to 86.21% in 2010. There was a significant decrease in the percentage identifying as being of two or more races, dropping from 11.31% in 2000 to 3.99% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander were not present in 2000 but made up 5.44% in 2010. Additionally, there was a small decrease in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.55% to 2.36%. People identifying as Black were not recorded in 2000, but made up 2.00% in 2010. No data was reported for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.67%	86.21%	1.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	5.44%	0%
Two or More Races	11.31%	3.99%	-64.72%
Hispanic	2.55%	2.36%	-7.45%
Black	0%	2%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%