Explore the Family Name Mandelbaum

The meaning of Mandelbaum

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Mandelbaum ‘almond tree’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Aron, Uri, Yehuda, Benzion, Hyman, Leib, Mordechai, Morry, Moshe, Yehudah, Arek.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mandelbaum has seen a slight increase in popularity in the US from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 21,381, while in 2010 it rose slightly to 21,157. The count of people with this surname has also grown by nearly 9%, from 1,141 individuals in 2000 to 1,241 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of individuals with the Mandelbaum surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,381	#21,157	1.05%
Count	1,141	1,241	8.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.42	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mandelbaum

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mandelbaum, the Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates some notable changes from 2000 to 2010. The majority identify as White, though this proportion decreased slightly from 97.55% in 2000 to 96.13% in 2010. The Hispanic representation nearly doubled, increasing from 1.58% to 3.06%. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a small percentage (0.40%) who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that had no representation in 2000. Those identifying as having two or more races were present in 2000 (0.61%), but not represented in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.55%	96.13%	-1.46%
Hispanic	1.58%	3.06%	93.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%