Explore the Family Name Rajab

The meaning of Rajab

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic rajab, the name of the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Rajab has seen a significant increase in popularity over the past decade, according to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census. The rank of the surname jumped from 103,193 in 2000 to 65,244 in 2010, marking a change of 36.77%. Moreover, the count of individuals with this surname nearly doubled in the same period, increasing from 161 to 304. This represents an impressive growth rate of 88.82%. As a result, the proportion of people named Rajab per 100k also rose from 0.06 to 0.1, indicating that the surname is becoming more common in the U.S.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#103,193	#65,244	36.77%
Count	161	304	88.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.1	66.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rajab

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows shifts in the ethnic identity of people with the surname Rajab between 2000 and 2010. White individuals represented the largest proportion, increasing from 52.17% to 64.47%. Black individuals also saw a notable rise, with their percentage growing by 63.36% to reach 12.17%. Meanwhile, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races both experienced a decline, dropping to 7.24% and 8.55% respectively. The proportions of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with the former experiencing a slight increase of 1.61% while the latter maintained at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.17%	64.47%	23.58%
Black	7.45%	12.17%	63.36%
Two or More Races	19.25%	8.55%	-55.58%
Hispanic	7.45%	7.57%	1.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.66%	7.24%	-47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%