Explore the Family Name Rabinovich

The meaning of Rabinovich

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Rabin, formed with the East Slavic patronymic ending -ovich. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Boris, Mikhail, Leonid, Vladimir, Yefim, Aleksandr, Igor, Iosif, Lev, Arkadiy, Arkady, Grigoriy. Jewish Yakov, Naum, Aron, Isaak, Moisey, Isak, Moysey, Basya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rabinovich saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 20,589 but fell to rank 20,843 by 2010, marking a 1.23% decline. Despite this, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 1,196 in 2000 to 1,266 in 2010, exhibiting a growth of 5.85%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined slightly by 2.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,589	#20,843	-1.23%
Count	1,196	1,266	5.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.43	-2.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rabinovich

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals some shifts over the decade. In 2000, 94.15% of those with the Rabinovich surname identified as White, however, this percentage dropped slightly to 92.5% by 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname saw significant growth, increasing from 4.01% in 2000 to 7.19% in 2010, a whopping 79.3% increase. No individuals with the Rabinovich surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Those identifying as Black or two or more races saw decreases, with the percentage of Black individuals falling from 0.50% to zero, and no representation of two or more races noted in 2010. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.15%	92.5%	-1.75%
Hispanic	4.01%	7.19%	79.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.25%	0%	0%
Black	0.5%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%