How Many People Have the Last Name Elgin?
people had the surname Elgin in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 97,087 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 4 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+67 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Elgin (87.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 5.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Elgin ranks #8,282. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 90% to 87.8%, and the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 1.2% to 3.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Elgin grew from 2,969 people in 2000 to 3,036 in 2010 (up 2.3%), and its rank fell from #10,013 to #10,555. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.1 to 1.03 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2,969 | 3,036 |
| Rank | #10,013 | #10,555 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.1 | 1.03 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Elgin
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Elgin: E425
👤 Elgin as a First Name
Elgin is a first name too: about 2,247 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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