Explore the Family Name Ellerd

The meaning of Ellerd

1. English (Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire): variant of Allard. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain. 2. Probably an altered form of German Ellert, a variant of Ehlert.

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

The surname Ellerd saw a decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Ellerd ranked at 62,775 in terms of prevalence among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to rank 72,105, marking a drop of nearly 15 percent. The count of people bearing the surname also decreased from 298 to 270 during this period, indicating a reduction of around 9.4 percent. Consequently, the proportion of Ellerds per 100,000 people fell from 0.11 to 0.09, a decrease of roughly 18 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,775	#72,105	-14.86%
Count	298	270	-9.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ellerd

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the name Ellerd, again using the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with this last name identify as White. This figure dropped slightly from 96.64 percent in 2000 to 93.70 percent in 2010, a change of -3.04. The data also shows a notable increase in the percentage of Ellerds identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.01 percent to 3.70 percent during the same decade, an impressive growth of 84.08 percent. Meanwhile, no significant changes were observed in other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, some of which had values suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	93.7%	-3.04%
Hispanic	2.01%	3.7%	84.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%