Find out how popular the last name Kheyfets is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kheyfets.

Kheyfets, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kheyfets surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kheyfets in America

Kheyfets is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kheyfets surname appeared 175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kheyfets.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kheyfets to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kheyfets

The surname KHEYFETS is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, tracing its roots back to the Eastern European regions of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Derived from the Yiddish word "kheyfets," meaning "desire" or "longing," it likely originated as a descriptive nickname for an individual with a fervent or passionate personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KHEYFETS name can be found in the 18th century memoirs of Yehuda Leib Ben-Zev, a prominent Jewish scholar and historian from the town of Shklov, now part of modern-day Belarus. Ben-Zev's writings mention a certain Avrom KHEYFETS, a respected member of the local Jewish community.

In the 19th century, the KHEYFETS name gained prominence with the birth of Isidor Emmanuilovich KHEYFETS (1848-1914), a Russian-born Jewish mathematician and professor at the University of St. Petersburg. His contributions to the field of differential equations and mathematical analysis were widely acclaimed.

Another notable figure was Mikhail KHEYFETS (1890-1973), a Soviet cinematographer and pioneering figure in the early years of Russian cinema. He worked on several influential films during the 1920s and 1930s, including Sergei Eisenstein's iconic "Battleship Potemkin" (1925).

The name KHEYFETS also has ties to the world of literature, with the writer and journalist Lev KHEYFETS (1902-1983) gaining recognition for his works on Soviet history and politics. Born in Ukraine, he spent much of his career working for various Soviet publications and news agencies.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many individuals bearing the KHEYFETS surname emigrated from Eastern Europe to various parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and South America. This diaspora helped to establish KHEYFETS as a recognized surname among Jewish communities in these regions.

While the KHEYFETS name may have evolved through various spelling variations over the centuries, its Yiddish origins and the passionate connotations of its meaning have endured as a testament to the rich cultural heritage of the Ashkenazi Jewish people.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kheyfets

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kheyfets.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kheyfets was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kheyfets has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kheyfets was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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