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The surname Labib

An Arabic surname, carried by 551 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L110 Also a first name

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Labib is more common than 75.4% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic لَبِيب (labīb, literally “sensible, reasonable”); this surname is predominantly found in Egypt.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 551 people named Labib in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 560,337 Americans. That is up 101% since 2000, when the Census counted 274.

#39,837
rank among US surnames
551
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+101.1%
change since 2000 (was #67,317)

Who is named Labib

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

86% of people named Labib identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.0% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 86%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.4%
  • Two or more races 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Labib come from?
Borrowed from Arabic لَبِيب (labīb, literally “sensible, reasonable”); this surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
How common is the surname Labib?
551 people in the United States had the surname Labib in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 560,337 Americans. It ranked 39,837th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Labib?
In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Labib identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Labib getting more or less common?
More common. 274 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 551 in 2010, up 101%.
Is Labib also a first name?
Yes. Labib 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.