Explore the Family Name Sobin

The meaning of Sobin

1. Russian and Rusyn: patronymic from a short form of the old personal names such as Sobeslav (see Sobek). 2. Polish: from the personal name Sobin, a pet form of Sobiesław (see Sobek). This surname is very rare in Poland, where it is also of Rusyn (Lemko) origin (see 1 above).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sobin has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sobin was ranked 59,453 in popularity, but it fell to the rank of 80,131 by 2010, marking a decrease of 34.78%. The count of individuals with the Sobin surname also reduced from 318 in 2000 to 237 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 25.47%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Sobin surname per 100k population decreased from 0.12 to 0.08, showing a reduction of 33.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,453	#80,131	-34.78%
Count	318	237	-25.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.08	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sobin

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Sobin surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, in 2000, 95.91% of the Sobin population identified as White, and this number increased to 97.47% in 2010, indicating a change of 1.63%. A small percentage of the Sobin population, 2.20% in 2000 and 2.11% in 2010, reported their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander, marking a slight decrease of 4.09%. There were no recorded individuals with the Sobin surname who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. Similarly, there were no individuals who identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.91%	97.47%	1.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.2%	2.11%	-4.09%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%