Explore the Family Name Shalom

The meaning of Shalom

Jewish (Israeli and Sephardic): from Hebrew shalom ‘peace’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Shalom, Aharon, Avinoam, Chaim, Dafna, Eitan, Isaak, Itzhak, Izhak, Kaplan, Yosi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Shalom' has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shalom ranked 41,382 in popularity with a count of 496 individuals carrying the surname. By 2010, its rank had risen to 33,941 with a count of 670 individuals, marking an almost 18% increase in rank and over 35% increase in count. The proportion of people bearing the surname 'Shalom' per 100k also grew from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010, a rise of nearly 28%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,382	#33,941	17.98%
Count	496	670	35.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.23	27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shalom

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Shalom' identify as White, with a slight increase of 2.07% from 88.91% in 2000 to 90.75% in 2010. The next highest ethnicity is Hispanic, which saw a significant growth of 114.36% from 2.02% in 2000 to 4.33% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black also slightly increased by 14.12%, whereas individuals identifying as two or more races decreased significantly by 79.37%. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, however, by 2010, 0.9% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.91%	90.75%	2.07%
Hispanic	2.02%	4.33%	114.36%
Black	2.62%	2.99%	14.12%
Two or More Races	5.04%	1.04%	-79.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.9%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%