Explore the Family Name Enge

The meaning of Enge

1. German: topographic name for someone who lived in a narrow place, such as a valley, from eng ‘narrow’. 2. Norwegian: variant of Eng. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Holger, Per, Tor. German Erna, Gerhard, Guenther, Hans, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Enge has seen minor fluctuations between the years 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, the surname slightly fell from position 30,091 in 2000 to 30,767 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.25%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Enge saw an increase of about 3% from 735 in 2000 to 757 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of around 4%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,091	#30,767	-2.25%
Count	735	757	2.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enge

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Enge also experienced some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by approximately 8%, moving from 76.33% in 2000 to 70.54% in 2010. In contrast, those identifying as Black or African American saw an increase of 25.19% during the same period. Individuals with Hispanic ethnic identity also increased significantly by nearly 73%. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those with two or more races both decreased slightly, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.33%	70.54%	-7.59%
Black	19.73%	24.7%	25.19%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.11%	72.95%
Two or More Races	2.04%	1.98%	-2.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.66%	-2.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%