Explore the Family Name Enes

The meaning of Enes

1. Portuguese (Azores): variant of Anes. 2. In some cases also German: habitational name from a place called Henis in Limburg, eastern Belgium. This surname is very rare in Germany. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Albino, Arlindo, Armando, Gaspar, Jeremias, Marta, Ramon. Portuguese Ilidio, Joao.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Enes has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Enes was ranked as the 55,971st most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 63,373rd position, marking a decline of 13.22%. The count of people with the Enes surname also decreased from 342 in 2000 to 315 in 2010, a reduction of 7.89%. The proportion of individuals with the Enes surname per 100,000 people fell by 15.38% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,971	#63,373	-13.22%
Count	342	315	-7.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enes

The ethnic identity associated with the Enes surname was predominantly white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, over 87% of individuals with this surname identified as white, with a slight increase from 87.13% to 88.25% over the decade. Meanwhile, the proportion of people with the Enes surname identifying as Hispanic rose by 8.61%, from 9.06% in 2000 to 9.84% in 2010. However, those identifying as two or more races saw a significant drop, from 2.34% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native populations in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.13%	88.25%	1.29%
Hispanic	9.06%	9.84%	8.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.34%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%