Explore the Family Name Raz

The meaning of Raz

Jewish: possibly a modern Hebrew name meaning‘secret’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avraham, Yael, Moshe, Anat, Avi, Avinoam, Avshalom, Mordechai, Naftali, Ofra, Ori, Rivka.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Raz has seen a growth in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name increased from 34,459 in 2000 to 28,618 in 2010, marking an improvement of approximately 16.95%. In tandem with this upward shift, the count of individuals carrying the surname Raz also grew from 622 to 833 during this decade, reflecting a significant rise of 33.92%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an upswing from 0.23 to 0.28, indicating a 21.74% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,459	#28,618	16.95%
Count	622	833	33.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.28	21.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raz

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most bearers of the surname Raz identify as White, with 68.07% in 2010 down slightly from 69.61% in 2000. The second-largest group identifies as Asian/Pacific Islander, showing a slight increase from 13.99% in 2000 to 14.17% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity also registered a growth of around 14.41%, rising from 12.70% in 2000 to 14.53% in 2010. There was a decline in the percentage of those identifying with two or more races, which went down by 21.74% from 3.22% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010. A new entry in 2010 was the Black community, accounting for 0.72%, whereas in 2000 it was not recorded. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category maintained a zero presence in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.61%	68.07%	-2.21%
Hispanic	12.7%	14.53%	14.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.99%	14.17%	1.29%
Two or More Races	3.22%	2.52%	-21.74%
Black	0%	0.72%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%