Explore the Family Name Zeldin

The meaning of Zeldin

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from Middle High German sælde ‘fortunate, blessed’) + the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Boris, Vladimir, Leonid, Aleksandr, Anatoliy, Arkadiy, Arkady, Asya, Dmitry, Fedor, Lev, Luda. Jewish Ari, Hyman, Naum, Oded.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zeldin has moderately waned over a decade. In 2000, it held the rank of 51,233 and slightly dropped to 51,512 in 2010, signifying a decrease of 0.54%. However, the count of individuals carrying the Zeldin name rose from 382 to 404 during the same period, marking an increase of 5.76%. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,233	#51,512	-0.54%
Count	382	404	5.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zeldin

Regarding the ethnic identity distribution, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the surname Zeldin is predominantly associated with those identifying as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 97% of the individuals with the Zeldin surname identified themselves as White, with a slight decrease of 0.10% over the decade. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a marginal increase from 1.57% to 1.73% in the same timeframe, representing a growth of 10.19%. The surname did not register among Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either of the years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	97.28%	-0.1%
Hispanic	1.57%	1.73%	10.19%
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%