Explore the Family Name Ohayon

The meaning of Ohayon

Jewish (from Morocco): from the Jewish male personal name Ḥayūn, based on Arabic ḥayy ‘alive, living’, prefixed by Berber u- ‘son’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi, Meir, Yosi, Haim, Haya, Meyer, Moshe, Nir, Ovadia, Pnina, Shimon, Yitshak. French Michel, Alain, Emile, Gabrielle, Henri, Laurent, Marcelle, Prosper, Stephane.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ohayon has seen a significant increase in popularity in the United States over the last decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 57,705th most popular surname, with 330 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 42,640 and the count of people named Ohayon had risen by nearly 54% to 508. This shows that for every 100,000 people, there were 0.12 named Ohayon in 2000 and this figure increased to 0.17 by 2010, marking a growth of 41.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,705	#42,640	26.11%
Count	330	508	53.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.17	41.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ohayon

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Ohayon based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the overwhelming majority (91.73% in 2010, up from 88.48% in 2000) identify as White. A small percentage identifies as Hispanic, showing a slight increase from 3.94% in 2000 to 4.33% in 2010. The number of people identifying as two or more races decreased significantly from 7.27% in 2000 to just 2.17% in 2010. Individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were negligible or non-existent in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.48%	91.73%	3.67%
Hispanic	3.94%	4.33%	9.9%
Two or More Races	7.27%	2.17%	-70.15%
Black	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%