Explore the Family Name Erdelyi

The meaning of Erdelyi

Hungarian (Erdélyi): habitational name for someone from Transylvania (now part of Romania), the Hungarian name of which is Erdély. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Csaba, Sandor, Tibor, Andras, Antal, Gabor, Jozsef, Lajos, Zoltan. German Brunhilde, Katharina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Erdelyi has seen a slight decline in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, its rank was 60,557 and it fell to 63,873 by 2010, marking a decrease of 5.48%. However, the count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, increasing marginally from 311 to 312. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decline, reducing from 0.12 to 0.11, a change of -8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,557	#63,873	-5.48%
Count	311	312	0.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Erdelyi

In terms of ethnicity, the Erdelyi surname is predominantly associated with White ethnic identity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as White increased slightly from 94.86% in 2000 to 95.51% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.89% to 3.53%, a change of 22.15%. It's interesting to note that the Asian/Pacific Islander representation decreased completely from 1.93% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. Data for those identifying as two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native was either suppressed or remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.86%	95.51%	0.69%
Hispanic	2.89%	3.53%	22.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.93%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%