Explore the Family Name Elling

The meaning of Elling

North German and Dutch (northeastern Netherlands): habitational name from a farm so named, which once belonged to a certain Elle (see Ellen 4) and his kin. Some characteristic forenames: German Monika, Eldor, Frieda, Kurt, Lorenz, Otto.

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

The popularity of the surname "Elling" in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 20,072 in popularity and rose to 21,034 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 4.79%. However, the number of individuals with the surname modestly increased within the same period from 1,236 to 1,250, marking a growth rate of 1.13%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 8.7% from 0.46 to 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,072	#21,034	-4.79%
Count	1,236	1,250	1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elling

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Elling", as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census, primarily belongs to White ethnicity, accounting for 96.68% in 2000 and slightly declining to 94.64% in 2010. The representation of the Hispanic ethnicity showed an increase from 1.62% to 2.56%, marking a significant growth of 58.02%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander declined by 18.37%, while the category of two or more races saw a remarkable increase by 137.04% from 0.81% to 1.92%. There was no recorded change for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.68%	94.64%	-2.11%
Hispanic	1.62%	2.56%	58.02%
Two or More Races	0.81%	1.92%	137.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.4%	-18.37%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%