How common is the surname Mizrahi?

2,190 people in the United States had the surname Mizrahi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,980 Americans. It ranked 13,806th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mizrahi?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Mizrahi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mizrahi?

Sylvain Sylvain, American guitarist (1951–2021).

Where is the surname Mizrahi most common?

Wikidata records people named Mizrahi in the United States.

How do you pronounce Mizrahi?

Mizrahi is /mɪzˈɹɑːhi/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Mizrahi getting more or less common?

More common. 1,671 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,190 in 2010, up 31%.

The surname Mizrahi

A Hebrew surname, carried by 2,190 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɪzˈɹɑːhi/ 3 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mizrahi is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

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

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,190 people named Mizrahi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,980 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,671.

#13,806

rank among US surnames

2,190

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+31.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,970)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,798	Fassett	2,191	140,915
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980
#13,810	Rayborn	2,189	141,044
#13,815	O'Rear	2,188	141,109

Who is named Mizrahi

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

87% of people named Mizrahi identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mizrahis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist (1951–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Mizrachi

Surnames that sound like Mizrahi

Mizrahi has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mizrahi come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew מזרחי (mizrakhí, “eastern”).
How common is the surname Mizrahi?: 2,190 people in the United States had the surname Mizrahi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,980 Americans. It ranked 13,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mizrahi?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Mizrahi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mizrahi?: Sylvain Sylvain, American guitarist (1951–2021).
Where is the surname Mizrahi most common?: Wikidata records people named Mizrahi in the United States.
How do you pronounce Mizrahi?: Mizrahi is /mɪzˈɹɑːhi/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Mizrahi getting more or less common?: More common. 1,671 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,190 in 2010, up 31%.
What are other spellings of Mizrahi?: Mizrachi.