Explore the Family Name Mazor

The meaning of Mazor

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Mazur. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Baruch, Haim, Arie, Avi, Limor, Mort, Moshe, Naum, Nir, Ravit, Shmuel. Russian Boris, Galina, Igor, Leonid, Liya, Mikhail, Svetislav.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mazor has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 45,308 among all surnames, but by 2010, it improved its rank to 42,455 marking an increase of 6.3%. During this period, the number of individuals with the Mazor surname increased from 445 to 511, indicating a growth rate of 14.83%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also experienced a slight increase from 0.16 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,308	#42,455	6.3%
Count	445	511	14.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mazor

The Decennial U.S. Census provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mazor as well. In 2000, nearly 94% of those with the Mazor surname identified as White, which slightly increased to 95.11% by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable, showing a minor increment from 2.92% to 2.94%. However, the percentage of persons with this surname who identified as Black dropped from 1.57% in 2000 to none in 2010. There was a small emergence of multiracial identity among those bearing the Mazor surname, going from none in 2000 to 1.17% in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.93%	95.11%	1.26%
Hispanic	2.92%	2.94%	0.68%
Two or More Races	0%	1.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%