Explore the Family Name Enns

The meaning of Enns

German: 1. from a short form of the personal names Anselm or Ernst. Compare Ens. 2. habitational name from a place so named in Upper Austria.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Enns has seen a steady rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,902nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to 20,739th position, marking an increase of 5.31%. Furthermore, the actual count of people bearing this surname increased by 15.38% during this decade, growing from 1,105 in 2000 to 1,275 in 2010. This modest growth in the proportion per 100,000 people is a clear demonstration of its increasing prevalence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,902	#20,739	5.31%
Count	1,105	1,275	15.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.43	4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enns

When it comes to ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Enns identify as White. However, there has been a slight decline in this ethnicity over the decade, slipping from 96.02% in 2000 to 92.78% in 2010. Interestingly, there's been a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic within this surname group, rising sharply by 118.44% from 2.44% in 2000 to 5.33% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races has decreased slightly, and new occurrences of the surname among Black individuals were noted in 2010, albeit at a small rate of 0.71%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	92.78%	-3.37%
Hispanic	2.44%	5.33%	118.44%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0.78%	-28.44%
Black	0%	0.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%