Explore the Family Name Sobh

The meaning of Sobh

Arabic (mainly Egypt and Levant): from a variant of the personal name Ṣubḥ ‘morning, dawn’. Bearers of this surname are mostly Muslims.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sobh has been on the rise in the United States. In 2000, it was the 49,767th most common surname with 396 people bearing this name, a proportion of 0.15 per 100,000 residents. By 2010, the count had increased to 499 individuals, pushing the rank up to 43,285 and raising the proportion to 0.17 per 100,000 residents. This represents a significant increase of 13.02% in rank and 26.01% in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#43,285	13.02%
Count	396	499	26.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.17	13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sobh

In terms of ethnic identity, the Sobh surname appears to be predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 63.64% of those with the Sobh surname identified as White, increasing significantly to 89.58% by 2010. Interestingly, there is also a small but notable percentage of individuals with the Sobh surname who identify as Hispanic, and this group saw an increase from 3.79% to 4.81% between 2000 and 2010. The data also shows a shift in those identifying as two or more races, plummeting from 32.58% in 2000 to just 4.41% in 2010. There was also a slight appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander identification in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. However, those identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.64%	89.58%	40.76%
Hispanic	3.79%	4.81%	26.91%
Two or More Races	32.58%	4.41%	-86.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.2%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%