Gelfand
English
Etymology
Variant of Helfand.
Proper noun
Gelfand (plural Gelfands)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Derived terms
- Gelfand pair
- Gelfand representation
- Gelfand triple
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gelfand is the 19234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1410 individuals. Gelfand is most common among White (96.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gelfand”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 28.
Anagrams
- fangled, flanged