Shaulov last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Shaulov

A surname of Judaic origin, likely derived from the Hebrew word "shalom" meaning peace.

Shaulov, 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 Shaulov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shaulov in America

Shaulov is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shaulov surname appeared 136 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 Shaulov.

The history of the last name Shaulov

The surname SHAULOV originates from Eastern Europe, specifically from Russia and Ukraine, where it first appeared in the 19th century. It is a Russian Jewish surname that is derived from the Hebrew male given name "Shaulov," which itself is derived from the biblical name "Shaul" or "Saul."

SHAULOV is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the possessive suffix "-ov" to the given name Shaulov, indicating "son of Shaulov." This naming convention was common among Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe during that time period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SHAULOV surname can be found in the Russian Empire Census of 1897, where several families with this surname were listed in various towns and shtetls across Ukraine and western Russia.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many SHAULOV families immigrated to other parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and Israel, fleeing persecution and seeking better economic opportunities.

Notable individuals with the SHAULOV surname include:

  1. Shmuel SHAULOV (1859-1932), a Russian-born Hebrew writer and educator who published several works on Jewish history and culture.

  2. Avraham SHAULOV (1890-1967), a Ukrainian-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in the 1950s.

  3. Lev SHAULOV (1915-1992), a Soviet-born Russian chess master and author of several books on chess strategy and tactics.

  4. Yuri SHAULOV (1921-2008), a Russian-born American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of plasma physics and fusion research.

  5. Mikhail SHAULOV (1932-2018), a Russian-born Israeli sculptor and artist known for his abstract metal sculptures and public art installations.

While the SHAULOV surname is relatively uncommon outside of Eastern Europe and Jewish communities, it has a rich history and cultural significance tied to its Ashkenazi Jewish roots and the waves of migration from Russia and Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shaulov

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

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 Shaulov was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only99.26%135
Non-Hispanic Black Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races(S)%(S)
Hispanic Origin(S)%(S)

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.

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 Shaulov was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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