Find out how popular the last name Shalabi is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Shalabi.

Shalabi, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Shalabi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shalabi in America

Shalabi is the 30043rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shalabi surname appeared 781 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Shalabi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shalabi to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Shalabi

The surname Shalabi traces its origins to the Middle East, specifically to the Arabic-speaking regions. It is thought to have emerged during the medieval period, likely derived from the Arabic word "shalabi," which refers to someone from the town or region of Shalab.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shalabi can be found in the 12th-century manuscript "Al-Muqaddimah," written by the renowned historian Ibn Khaldun. In this work, he mentions a scholar named Ahmad al-Shalabi, who lived during the 11th century and hailed from the region of Shalab in present-day Syria.

The Shalabi name is also believed to have been present in the Levant region during the Mamluk Sultanate, which ruled parts of the Middle East from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Historical records from this period mention several individuals bearing the Shalabi surname, including a prominent judge and scholar named Badr al-Din al-Shalabi, who lived in Damascus during the 14th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the Shalabi surname was Yahya al-Shalabi, a renowned poet and calligrapher from the Ottoman Empire. His works were widely celebrated and are still studied by scholars of Arabic literature and calligraphy.

During the 19th century, the Shalabi name gained recognition in Egypt, where a prominent family of that surname established itself in the city of Alexandria. One of the most famous members of this family was Mustafa Shalabi, a prominent merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1829 to 1907.

Another notable individual with the Shalabi surname was Abdel Fattah Shalabi, an Egyptian scholar and writer who lived from 1885 to 1964. He was a prominent figure in the field of Arabic literature and made significant contributions to the study of Islamic jurisprudence.

It is worth noting that the Shalabi surname has also been found in various spellings and variations, such as Shalaby, Shalabi, and Shalabi, reflecting the diverse linguistic and cultural influences across the regions where it has been present throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shalabi

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Shalabi.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Shalabi was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Shalabi has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Shalabi was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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