Explore the Family Name Shub

The meaning of Shub

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name from an acronym of Hebrew shoḥeṭ ubodeq ‘approved ritual slaughterer’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Gersh, Zelik. Russian Galina, Igor, Mikhail, Boris, Grigori, Leonid, Lev, Vladimir, Yelena, Yevgeniy, Zhanna.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Shub has seen a mild increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shub was ranked 72,905th in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, with 248 individuals bearing this last name. However, by 2010, it had moved up to the 72,332nd position, an increase of 0.79%, with 269 individuals carrying the Shub surname. Despite this change in rank and count, the proportion of people named Shub per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,905	#72,332	0.79%
Count	248	269	8.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shub

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shub is predominantly White. In 2000, about 96.77% of individuals with the surname were identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased to 95.54% by 2010. Meanwhile, there was no recorded presence of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in both years. Interestingly, the Hispanic community showed a new emergence of the Shub surname in 2010, accounting for 2.6% of the individuals with this last name.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	95.54%	-1.27%
Hispanic	0%	2.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%