Explore the Family Name Salloum

The meaning of Salloum

Arabic (mainly Syria and Lebanon): variant of Salam, found among both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Bassel, Habib, Kaleel, Adnan, Ahmad, Anis, Bassam, Bishara, Eyad, Fadi, Farouk, Fayez. French Antoine, Armand, Camille, Emile, Gabrielle, Michel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Salloum has increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Salloum ranked 34,308 in terms of popularity and had a count of 625. However, by 2010, the rank had improved to 28,362 with an increase of 17.33%, and the count had risen to 842, marking a significant growth of 34.72%. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010, indicating a change of 26.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,308	#28,362	17.33%
Count	625	842	34.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.29	26.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Salloum

The ethnicity breakdown data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Salloum surname identify as White, making up 88.16% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 89.31% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 3.36% in 2000 and increased to 4.16% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities accounted for 7.68% in 2000 but decreased to 5.34% in 2010, marking a decrease of 30.47%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander category showed an emergence in 2010 at 1.19%, whereas it was not represented in 2000. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.16%	89.31%	1.3%
Two or More Races	7.68%	5.34%	-30.47%
Hispanic	3.36%	4.16%	23.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.19%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%