Explore the Family Name Helfman

The meaning of Helfman

Americanized form of German Helfmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: variant of Helfer, formed with Middle High German, Yiddish man, German Mann ‘man’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Samoil.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Helfman saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 46,944 in terms of popularity, dropping to 51,610 by 2010, marking a decrease of 9.94%. The count of individuals with this surname also went down by 5.4%, from 426 people in 2000 to 403 in 2010. This resulted in a decline in representation per 100k people, decreasing from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, showing an overall decrease of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,944	#51,610	-9.94%
Count	426	403	-5.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Helfman

Regarding the ethnic identity attached to the Helfman surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that it is predominantly associated with White ethnicity. In 2000, 96.48% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a figure that slightly increased to 96.53% in 2010. There was a small representation of the Hispanic community among the Helfmans, with 1.64% identifying as such in 2000 and increasing to 1.74% by 2010, indicating a growth of 6.10%. The remaining ethnicities, including Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, either had no representation or their data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	96.53%	0.05%
Hispanic	1.64%	1.74%	6.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%