Explore the Family Name Ehrhart

The meaning of Ehrhart

German: variant of Ehrhardt.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Ehrhart in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ehrhart's popularity saw a marginal shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,745 and by 2010, the rank had slightly dropped to 14,893, indicating a decrease in popularity by 1 percent. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by approximately 7.58 percent during the same period, from 1,847 to 1,987. The proportion of people with the Ehrhart surname per 100,000 also saw a minimal decline of about 1.47 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,745	#14,893	-1%
Count	1,847	1,987	7.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.67	-1.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ehrhart

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Ehrhart surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.47 percent in 2010, down 2.25 percent from 2000), there were notable increases in other categories. The Hispanic population with this surname grew exponentially from 0.60 percent to 2.21 percent, marking an incredible 268.33 percent change. Moreover, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those attributing themselves to two or more races also saw rises of 43.33 percent and 30 percent respectively. Small percentages began identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, where no representation for these groups was recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	95.47%	-2.25%
Hispanic	0.6%	2.21%	268.33%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.91%	30%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.86%	43.33%
Black	0%	0.3%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.25%	0%