Explore the Family Name Engram

The meaning of Engram

English: variant of Ingram. This form, recorded in the 13th century, now appears to have died out in the British Isles.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Engram has seen some changes in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 15,052 but dropped slightly to 15,449 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.64%. Despite this minor drop in rank, the number of individuals with the surname Engram increased from 1,798 in 2000 to 1,896 in 2010, showing a growth of 5.45%. However, when we consider the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.64 in 2010, meaning the surname became marginally less common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,052	#15,449	-2.64%
Count	1,798	1,896	5.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.64	-4.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Engram

Turning our attention to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Engram, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group continues to be those identifying as Black, although there was a tiny decrease from 71.97% in 2000 to 71.78% in 2010. The White group also experienced a decrease, going from 23.25% in 2000 to 21.26% in 2010. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races saw a substantial increase from 1.72% to 4.06% during this period. Meanwhile, the Hispanic group saw modest growth from 2.11% to 2.37%. Unfortunately, data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups were suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	71.97%	71.78%	-0.26%
White	23.25%	21.26%	-8.56%
Two or More Races	1.72%	4.06%	136.05%
Hispanic	2.11%	2.37%	12.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0%	0%