Explore the Family Name Larbi

The meaning of Larbi

1. Muslim (Maghreb): from the name Larbī, from al-‘arabī ‘Arabic’, with elision of the first vowel. 2. West African (Ghana): name found among the Ga people, of unexplained etymology.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Larbi has seen a significant rise in popularity in the United States. In 2000, Larbi was ranked 98,770th and by 2010, it had jumped to 60,790th - an impressive increase of 38.45%. The total count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial growth of nearly 95%, going from 170 in 2000 to 331 in 2010. The proportion of people named Larbi per 100,000 also rose from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, showing an upward trend of 83.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#98,770	#60,790	38.45%
Count	170	331	94.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.11	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Larbi

In terms of ethnicity as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Larbi identify as Black, with this group growing from 67.06% in 2000 to 78.25% in 2010. This signifies an increase of 16.69%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 19.41% in 2000 to 17.52% in 2010, marking a decrease of 9.74%. Those reporting two or more races went down significantly from 8.24% to 3.32%, a decrease of approximately 60%. The Hispanic demographic also disappeared from the Larbi surname census data by 2010, whereas there were no visible changes among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native demographics.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	67.06%	78.25%	16.69%
White	19.41%	17.52%	-9.74%
Two or More Races	8.24%	3.32%	-59.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	4.12%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%