Explore the Family Name Tabet

The meaning of Tabet

Arabic (mainly Maghreb and Lebanon) and Jewish (from North Africa): variant of Thabet. Its Arabic bearers are both Muslims and Christians. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ibrahim, Maroun, Abdullah, Amine, Atef, Bechara, Fadi, Haifa, Kareem, Khaled, Milad, Nagi. French Georges, Alexandre, Aude.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tabet increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 46,426th most common name, but by 2010, it had risen to the 44,193rd most common name, marking a positive change of 4.81%. The number of people bearing this surname also increased from 432 in 2000 to 487 in 2010 – a growth of 12.73%. As a result, the proportion of individuals with the surname Tabet per 100,000 people slightly rose from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,426	#44,193	4.81%
Count	432	487	12.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tabet

In terms of ethnic distribution, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of Tabet bearers identified as White, increasing from 74.54% in 2000 to 77.82% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who identified as Hispanic fell from 19.91% to 16.84% over the same period. Those identifying as Black saw an increase in representation from 1.16% to 1.64%. Data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native was either non-existent or suppressed for privacy. Finally, the percentage of Tabet bearers identifying with two or more ethnic identities decreased from 2.78% to 2.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.54%	77.82%	4.4%
Hispanic	19.91%	16.84%	-15.42%
Two or More Races	2.78%	2.26%	-18.71%
Black	1.16%	1.64%	41.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.62%	0%	0%