How Many People Have the Last Name Ernst?
people had the surname Ernst in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 16,077 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
−160 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ernst (95%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ernst ranks #1,462. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ernst fell from 18,521 people in 2000 to 18,361 in 2010 (down 0.9%), and its rank fell from #1,775 to #1,969.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,521 | 18,361 |
| Rank | #1,775 | #1,969 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.87 | 6.22 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ernst
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ernst: E652
👤 Ernst as a First Name
Ernst is a first name too: about 893 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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