Explore the Family Name Elefante

The meaning of Elefante

Italian (southern): from elefante ‘elephant’ (from Latin elephas, genitive elephantis), presumably applied as a nickname. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Antonio, Dino, Salvatore. Spanish Brigido, Rey, Silvestre.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Elefante experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 40,552nd in 2000, it fell to 43,885th in 2010, marking an 8.22% drop in rank. The number of people with this surname also decreased by 3.35%, from 508 in 2000 to 491 in 2010. This led to a decrease in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population, dropping from 0.19 to 0.17, or a change of -10.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#43,885	-8.22%
Count	508	491	-3.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elefante

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Elefante, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly increased from 25.00% to 25.46%. Those acknowledging two or more races saw a substantial rise of 31.19%, going up from 2.95% to 3.87%. On the other hand, those identifying as White saw a drop from 69.29% to 65.58%, a -5.35% change. There was a significant increase in the Hispanic category, which went up by 67.19%, from 2.56% to 4.28%. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained the same at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.29%	65.58%	-5.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	25%	25.46%	1.84%
Hispanic	2.56%	4.28%	67.19%
Two or More Races	2.95%	3.87%	31.19%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%