Explore the Family Name Lebovitz

The meaning of Lebovitz

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Leibowitz. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aviva, Chaim, Hershel, Hyman, Kopel, Moshe, Sholem, Yehuda, Zvi. German Wolf, Rudie.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lebovitz has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 52,500th most popular name and dropped to 59,171st place in 2010, marking a decline of around 12.71%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also fell from 371 in 2000 to 342 in 2010, showcasing a decrease of approximately 7.82%. The proportion of people named Lebovitz per 100,000 also slipped by 14.29%, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,500	#59,171	-12.71%
Count	371	342	-7.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lebovitz

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lebovitz, the Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly 96% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which increased marginally to 97.66% in 2010. In 2000, a small proportion of Lebovitzs were of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity (1.62%) and identified as being of two or more races (2.16%), but these figures dropped to zero by 2010. Interestingly, there appears to have been a new ethnic group emerge within the Lebovitz surname holders as 1.75% identified as Hispanic in 2010, up from zero in 2000. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	97.66%	1.77%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.62%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.16%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%