Explore the Family Name Malouf

The meaning of Malouf

Arabic (mainly Lebanon): nickname from Arabic maʿlūf ‘fattened’. Bearers of this surname are mostly Christians. Compare Maalouf and Maloof. Some characteristic forenames: French Michel, Camil, Colette, Georges, Marthe, Philippe. Arabic/Muslim Fouad, Khalil, Nawal, Riad, Said, Anis, Dalal, Faris, Fawzi, Fawzy, Haleem, Halim.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Malouf has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Malouf was ranked 27,128 in popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 27,514, representing a decrease of 1.42%. However, the actual count of people with the Malouf surname increased by 4.41% during the same period, from 839 individuals in 2000 to 876 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Malouf surname per 100k population saw a minor reduction of 3.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,128	#27,514	-1.42%
Count	839	876	4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Malouf

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Malouf identify as White. This group grew slightly from 91.78% in 2000 to 93.15% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable at about 2.62% in 2000 and 2.63% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races declined significantly, from 3.81% in 2000 to 1.94% in 2010. There was no recorded data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black. A small increase was observed among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 0.95% in 2000 to 1.26% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.78%	93.15%	1.49%
Hispanic	2.62%	2.63%	0.38%
Two or More Races	3.81%	1.94%	-49.08%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.95%	1.26%	32.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%