Explore the Family Name Melamed

The meaning of Melamed

Jewish (Ashkenazic and Sephardic): Hebrew occupational name for a primary school teacher. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Aron, Hyman, Moisey, Asher, Avraham, Doron, Hedva, Ilan, Isadore, Isidor, Mordecai. Russian Boris, Igor, Semyon, Yefim, Leonid, Vladimir, Aleksandr, Dmitry, Efim, Gennady, Grigoriy, Lev.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Melamed has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rank, it moved from the 22,706th position in 2000 to the 21,105th by 2010, indicating a 7.05% increase in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,056 to 1,244, marking a 17.8% growth. Its proportion per 100k people also experienced a growth of 7.69%, moving from 0.39 to 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,706	#21,105	7.05%
Count	1,056	1,244	17.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.42	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melamed

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Melamed also evolved between 2000 and 2010 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, there were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander community, but by 2010, 1.13% of Melameds identified as such. Most individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 93.37% to 91.96%. The Hispanic representation increased by 20.73%, from 2.46% in 2000 to 2.97% in 2010. There was little change in other ethnic identities, with Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying as two or more races remaining relatively stable.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.37%	91.96%	-1.51%
Two or More Races	3.79%	3.62%	-4.49%
Hispanic	2.46%	2.97%	20.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.13%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%