Explore the Family Name Malenfant

The meaning of Malenfant

French: nickname from mal ‘bad’ + enfant ‘child’. Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Rudolphe, Alain, Alcide, Camille, Pierre, Valmore.

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

The surname Malenfant has seen an increase in popularity in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,830th most popular surname while in 2010, it moved up to the 32,365th spot, marking a 4.33% change in rank. The number of occurrences also increased, from 635 in 2000 to 711 in 2010, indicating an 11.97% rise. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the Malenfant surname remained at 0.24 per 100,000 individuals.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,830	#32,365	4.33%
Count	635	711	11.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Malenfant

The ethnic identity distribution of individuals with the Malenfant surname also shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of people with this surname identified as White, making up 96.22% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.78% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races constituted 1.42% in 2000 and dipped to 1.13% in 2010. The Black community saw a decrease from 0.94% to 0.70%. Notably, the Hispanic community, which had no representation in 2000, made up 1.83% of the Malenfants by 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	95.78%	-0.46%
Hispanic	0%	1.83%	0%
Two or More Races	1.42%	1.13%	-20.42%
Black	0.94%	0.7%	-25.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%