Explore the Family Name Makhlouf

The meaning of Makhlouf

Arabic and Jewish (from North Africa): from the Arabic personal name Makhlūf, from makhlūf ‘worthy successor, something precious left for posterity’. Its Arabic bearers are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Makhlouf has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from being the 65,298th most popular in 2000 to the 51,512th in 2010, indicating a notable growth of 21.11%. In terms of count, there were 284 individuals with this surname in 2000 which surged to 404 in 2010, a substantial rise by 42.25%. Moreover, for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Makhlouf surname rose from 0.11 to 0.14 during the same period, an increase of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,298	#51,512	21.11%
Count	284	404	42.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Makhlouf

Looking at the ethnicity of those bearing the Makhlouf surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there is a marked evolution from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as White made up 76.76% of the Makhloufs in 2000, and this number increased to 90.84% in 2010, suggesting a growth of 18.34%. Conversely, the proportion of Makhloufs identifying as Hispanic dropped from 4.93% to 3.22%, a decrease of 34.69%. Similarly, those claiming two or more ethnicities also fell, from 17.61% in 2000 to just 4.95% in 2010, a substantial drop of 71.89%. There were no recorded Makhloufs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.76%	90.84%	18.34%
Two or More Races	17.61%	4.95%	-71.89%
Hispanic	4.93%	3.22%	-34.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%