Helfand
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish העלפֿאַנד (helfand, “elephant”), a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Proper noun
[edit]Helfand (plural Helfands)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Helfand is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Helfand is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Helfand”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.