Explore the Family Name Elvira

The meaning of Elvira

Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, and Italian: from the female personal name Elvira of ancient Germanic origin, composed of the Gothic elements gails ‘happy’ or ‘spear’ and wêrs ‘true’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Elvira saw a significant rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 37,200 in 2000 to 28,001 in 2010, marking an increase of approximately 24.73%. The count of individuals bearing the Elvira surname also surged during this period, growing from 564 to 856, which translates to an impressive growth rate of 51.77%. Consequently, the proportion of the Elvira surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.21 to 0.29, showing an increase of 38.1%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,200	#28,001	24.73%
Count	564	856	51.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.29	38.1%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elvira

In terms of ethnicity, data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the Hispanic community represents the largest group of individuals with the Elvira surname in both 2000 and 2010, despite experiencing a slight decrease from 93.26% to 90.77%. In contrast, the representation of the Elvira surname within the White community increased by 21.09%, moving up from 5.50% in 2000 to 6.66% in 2010. Furthermore, the Asian/Pacific Islander community recorded a new presence of the Elvira surname in 2010 at 1.64%, where it was absent in 2000. There were no changes observed for the Black community or the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities as their presence remained unreported in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.26%	90.77%	-2.67%
White	5.5%	6.66%	21.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.64%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%