Explore the Family Name Shabo

The meaning of Shabo

1. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a pet form of the personal name Khoshaba ‘Sunday’. 2. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a name of ancient Assyrian origin, associated with the name of the main procession street in Babylon, Ai-ibur-shabu. 3. Jewish (from Syria): unexplained. 4. Muslim (Sudan): probably related to the Arabic root shabb, which refers, in a favorable way, to vigorous youth.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Shabo has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Shabo was ranked 64,934 in popularity and had a count of 286. By 2010, the rank improved to 50,960 and the count rose to 409 marking an increase by 43.01%. The proportion of individuals with the Shabo surname per 100,000 population also grew by 27.27%, escalating from 0.11 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#50,960	21.52%
Count	286	409	43.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shabo

According to ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the largest ethnic identity associated with the Shabo surname is White, which increased by 1.67% from 87.06% in 2000 to 88.51% in 2010. The second most common ethnicity is "Two or more races," which decreased from 9.79% to 7.33% over the same period. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 2.10% to 1.22%. Notably, there was a new registration of Hispanic ethnicity at 1.96% in 2010, as it was 0% in 2000. The Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories registered no change during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.06%	88.51%	1.67%
Two or More Races	9.79%	7.33%	-25.13%
Hispanic	0%	1.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.1%	1.22%	-41.9%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%