Explore the Family Name Ellingsen

The meaning of Ellingsen

1. Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Elling, from Old Norse Erlingr, meaning ‘son of an earl’. 2. North German: habitational name from a place called Ellinghausen, Ellingesen, or similar. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Egil, Nils, Selmer, Svein, Sven.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ellingsen saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 35,445 to 36,736, a change of -3.64%. The count, however, slightly increased by 1.16%, with 601 individuals in 2000 and 608 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.55% over the decade, indicating that while the number of people with this surname increased, its overall prevalence in the population decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,445	#36,736	-3.64%
Count	601	608	1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ellingsen

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ellingsen also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identified as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 96.34% in 2000 to 94.74% in 2010. A small percentage identified as having two or more races, decreasing slightly from 1.66% in 2000 to 1.48% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 1% in 2000 to 1.97% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared on the chart for the first time in 2010 at 0.99%, while those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.34%	94.74%	-1.66%
Hispanic	1%	1.97%	97%
Two or More Races	1.66%	1.48%	-10.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.99%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%