Explore the Family Name Enerson

The meaning of Enerson

Americanized form of Norwegian Enersen: patronymic from Ener, from the Old Norse personal name Einarr, composed of the elements ein ‘alone, only’ + arr ‘warrior’.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Enerson has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 41,262th most popular surname, represented by 498 individuals. This equates to approximately 0.18 people per 100k having this surname. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 45,740, with 467 individuals identified, showing a -10.85% change in ranking and a -6.22% change in count. This translates to roughly 0.16 people per 100k, indicating a -11.11% change in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,262	#45,740	-10.85%
Count	498	467	-6.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enerson

Concerning the ethnic identity linked to the surname Enerson, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows varied representation. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname were White (95.18%), followed by those identifying with two or more races (1.81%), and then equally by Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native (each at 1%). By 2010, the percentage of White individuals had slightly decreased to 94.65%, while there was a small increase among those identifying with two or more races (1.93%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.5%). Additionally, a new ethnicity appeared in 2010: Asian/Pacific Islander (1.07%), while no Black individuals were recorded with this surname. The surname did not register any Hispanic representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.18%	94.65%	-0.56%
Two or More Races	1.81%	1.93%	6.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1%	1.5%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.07%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1%	0%	0%