Explore the Family Name Rabkin

The meaning of Rabkin

Jewish (from Belarus): habitational name from the village of Ryabki, now in Belarus. It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aron, Chaya, Hyman, Isak, Meier, Meyer, Naum. Russian Boris, Vladimir, Igor, Mikhail, Dmitri, Galina, Leonid, Lev, Lidiya, Yevgeniy.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rabkin has seen a slight decrease in rank over the years. In 2000, it ranked at 51,352 while in 2010, it dropped to 53,316, marking a 3.82% change. However, the count of individuals carrying the Rabkin surname increased from 381 in 2000 to 388 in 2010, indicating an increase of 1.84%. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100k people declined by 7.14%, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,352	#53,316	-3.82%
Count	381	388	1.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rabkin

When looking at the ethnic identity of those bearing the Rabkin surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's been a notable increase in the number of White individuals within this group. This figure rose from 96.33% in 2000 to 98.97% in 2010, a positive change of 2.74%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased dramatically from 2.10% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing the Rabkin surname in either year. The Hispanic representation also dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.31% in the year 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	98.97%	2.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.1%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	1.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%