Explore the Family Name Lenfestey

The meaning of Lenfestey

Channel Islands (Guernsey): nickname from Norman French enveis(i)é ‘playful, merry’, and a range of related meanings including ‘lascivious’, with fused masculine definite article le. Compare Veazey. Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lenfestey has seen a significant rise in popularity in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lenfestey ranked 85,996th in terms of popularity but by 2010, it had risen to 78,821st. This represents an increase of 8.34 percent. The number of people with this surname also grew from 202 in 2000 to 242 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 19.8 percent. Its proportion per 100,000 people increased too, from 0.07 to 0.08, which is a 14.29 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,996	#78,821	8.34%
Count	202	242	19.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lenfestey

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lenfestey has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 98.02 percent of those with the surname were identified as White, but this percentage decreased slightly to 95.45 percent by 2010. Furthermore, while no individuals with this surname identified as being of two or more races in 2000, by 2010, around 2.07 percent did. However, there were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.02%	95.45%	-2.62%
Two or More Races	0%	2.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%