Explore the Family Name Ent

The meaning of Ent

1. West Frisian and Dutch: from the Frisian personal name Ente, possibly from an ancient Germanic name composed with Old High German ando ‘breath, wrath’. 2. Dutch (Van der Ent): topographic name for someone living at the end of the village.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ent saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 49,563 in popularity with a count of 398 and a proportion per 100k of 0.15. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 52,970 with a count of 391 and a proportion per 100k of 0.13. This represents a change of -6.87 in rank and -1.76 in count, highlighting a lessening prevalence of the name.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#52,970	-6.87%
Count	398	391	-1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ent

In terms of ethnicity, the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some shifts as well. The percentage of individuals bearing the surname Ent who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.26 in 2000 to 1.53 in 2010, a change of 21.43. Notably, the percentage identifying as two or more races rose from zero to 1.28 during the same period. Meanwhile, the majority of people with the surname Ent continued to identify as White, although there was a marginal decrease from 95.23% in 2000 to 95.14% in 2010. The presence of Hispanic identifiers disappeared completely, dropping from 1.51 in 2000 to zero in 2010. There was no record of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.23%	95.14%	-0.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.26%	1.53%	21.43%
Two or More Races	0%	1.28%	0%
Hispanic	1.51%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%