How Many People Have the Last Name Ellison?
people had the surname Ellison in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,887 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
+1,368 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ellison (65.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 28.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ellison ranks #592. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 68.4% to 65.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ellison grew from 41,459 people in 2000 to 42,827 in 2010 (up 3.3%), and its rank fell from #756 to #809. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 15.37 to 14.52 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 41,459 | 42,827 |
| Rank | #756 | #809 |
| Per 100,000 people | 15.37 | 14.52 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ellison
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ellison: E425
👤 Ellison as a First Name
Ellison is a first name too: about 7,819 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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