How common is the surname Shabazz?

3,963 people in the United States had the surname Shabazz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,907 Americans. It ranked 8,353rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Shabazz?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Shabazz identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Shabazz?

Betty Shabazz, American educator and wife of Malcolm X (1934–1997), followed by Malcolm X.

Where is the surname Shabazz most common?

Wikidata records people named Shabazz in the United States.

Is the surname Shabazz getting more or less common?

More common. 3,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,963 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Shabazz

A Persian surname, carried by 3,963 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shabazz is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

Persian origin

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).

One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,963 people named Shabazz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,907 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,056.

#8,353

rank among US surnames

3,963

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+29.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,345	Graybill	3,967	77,828
#8,348	Jessop	3,965	77,868
#8,350	Despain	3,964	77,887
#8,353	Ambrosio	3,963	77,907
#8,356	Hiles	3,962	77,927
#8,359	Brunk	3,961	77,946
#8,361	Mounts	3,960	77,966

Who is named Shabazz

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

88% of people named Shabazz identified as Black (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 4.3%
White (not Hispanic) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Shabazzs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Betty Shabazz
American educator and wife of Malcolm X (1934–1997)
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)

Other Persian surnames

All 28 Persian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Shabazz come from?: From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).
How common is the surname Shabazz?: 3,963 people in the United States had the surname Shabazz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,907 Americans. It ranked 8,353rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shabazz?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Shabazz identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Shabazz?: Betty Shabazz, American educator and wife of Malcolm X (1934–1997), followed by Malcolm X.
Where is the surname Shabazz most common?: Wikidata records people named Shabazz in the United States.
Is the surname Shabazz getting more or less common?: More common. 3,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,963 in 2010, up 30%.