How Many People Have the Last Name Ernest?
people had the surname Ernest in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 62,112 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
+51 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ernest (76.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 16%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ernest ranks #5,429. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 81.9% to 76.8%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 12.5% to 16%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ernest grew from 4,694 people in 2000 to 4,745 in 2010 (up 1.1%), and its rank fell from #6,640 to #7,053. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.74 to 1.61 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,694 | 4,745 |
| Rank | #6,640 | #7,053 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.74 | 1.61 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ernest
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ernest: E652
👤 Ernest as a First Name
Ernest is a first name too: about 112,334 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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