How Many People Have the Last Name Elam?
people had the surname Elam in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 20,877 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+362 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Elam (67.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 26.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Elam ranks #1,906. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 69.8% to 67.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Elam grew from 13,776 people in 2000 to 14,138 in 2010 (up 2.6%), and its rank fell from #2,413 to #2,556. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 5.11 to 4.79 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 13,776 | 14,138 |
| Rank | #2,413 | #2,556 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.11 | 4.79 |
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👤 Elam as a First Name
Elam is a first name too: about 2,388 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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