Explore the Family Name Eidelman

The meaning of Eidelman

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from Yiddish eydl ‘noble’ (also a female personal name) + Yiddish man ‘man’ (or ‘husband’). Compare Edelman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isak, Shloma, Yisrael, Yitzchok, Dvorah, Meir, Mendel, Naum, Shmuel, Tsilya, Yosef. Russian Efim, Leonid, Vladimir.

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How common is the last name Eidelman in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eidelman has seen a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 75,466th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 59,324th rank, indicating a positive change of 21.39%. The count of individuals with the Eidelman surname also increased from 238 in 2000 to 341 in 2010, a growth rate of 43.28%. Consequently, there was an increase in the proportion per 100k from 0.09 to 0.12 during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,466	#59,324	21.39%
Count	238	341	43.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.12	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eidelman

When it comes to ethnicity, the Eidelman surname is predominantly associated with white ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, over 90% of the Eidelmans identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 93.28% to 91.79%. A small percentage of Eidelmans identified as Hispanic, rising from 4.20% in 2000 to 6.16% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased from 2.52% to 1.76% during this period. There were no recorded instances of the Eidelman surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.28%	91.79%	-1.6%
Hispanic	4.2%	6.16%	46.67%
Two or More Races	2.52%	1.76%	-30.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%