# Mizrahi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mizrahi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hebrew

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,190 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,806 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 140,980 people |
| Change since 2000 | +31% (1,671 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɪzˈɹɑːhi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Mizrachi |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מזרחי (mizrakhí, “eastern”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mizrahi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mizrahi in the United States.

## People named Mizrahi

- Sylvain Sylvain, American guitarist (1951–2021)

## Similar surnames

Mishra, Mizer, Misra, McGuire, Moser, McCray, McGraw, Major, Messer, McRae, Maguire, Mosher.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.