How common is the surname Ayoub?

3,041 people in the United States had the surname Ayoub in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,528 Americans. It ranked 10,545th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ayoub?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Ayoub identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ayoub?

Lucy Ayoub, Arab-Israeli television host and actress of paternal Palestinian descent, followed by Susanne Ayoub.

Where is the surname Ayoub most common?

Wikidata records people named Ayoub in Israel and Austria.

Is the surname Ayoub getting more or less common?

More common. 2,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,041 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Ayoub also a first name?

Yes. Ayoub is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ayoub

A surname, carried by 3,041 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ayoub is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

A surname, variant of Ayyub.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,041 people named Ayoub in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,528 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,376.

#10,545

rank among US surnames

3,041

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+28%

change since 2000 (was #12,052)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,536	Duplessis	3,044	101,428
#10,539	Brunet	3,043	101,461
#10,541	Farren	3,042	101,494
#10,545	Ayoub	3,041	101,528
#10,547	Garrick	3,040	101,561
#10,548	Wilkin	3,039	101,594
#10,552	Basler	3,038	101,628

Who is named Ayoub

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Ayoub identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 4.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ayoubs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucy Ayoub
Arab-Israeli television host and actress of paternal Palestinian descent, born 1992
Susanne Ayoub
Austrian author, born 1956

Notable Ayoubs come mostly from Israel (1) and Austria (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Ayoub?: 3,041 people in the United States had the surname Ayoub in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,528 Americans. It ranked 10,545th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ayoub?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Ayoub identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ayoub?: Lucy Ayoub, Arab-Israeli television host and actress of paternal Palestinian descent, followed by Susanne Ayoub.
Where is the surname Ayoub most common?: Wikidata records people named Ayoub in Israel and Austria.
Is the surname Ayoub getting more or less common?: More common. 2,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,041 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Ayoub also a first name?: Yes. Ayoub is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.