How common is the surname Chalfant?

2,353 people in the United States had the surname Chalfant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,214 Americans. It ranked 13,049th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Chalfant?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Chalfant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Chalfant?

Kathleen Chalfant, American actress.

Where is the surname Chalfant most common?

Wikidata records people named Chalfant in the United States.

Is the surname Chalfant getting more or less common?

More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,353 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Chalfant

A surname, carried by 2,353 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C415

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chalfant is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,353 people named Chalfant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,214 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,322.

#13,049

rank among US surnames

2,353

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,042	Motz	2,354	131,158
#13,049	Atkin	2,353	131,214
#13,053	Class	2,352	131,269
#13,057	Vowell	2,351	131,325

Who is named Chalfant

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Chalfant identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chalfants

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kathleen Chalfant
American actress, born 1945

Questions

How common is the surname Chalfant?: 2,353 people in the United States had the surname Chalfant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,214 Americans. It ranked 13,049th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chalfant?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Chalfant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chalfant?: Kathleen Chalfant, American actress.
Where is the surname Chalfant most common?: Wikidata records people named Chalfant in the United States.
Is the surname Chalfant getting more or less common?: More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,353 in 2010, up 1.3%.