Explore the Family Name Enter

The meaning of Enter

1. German: occupational name for a poultry dealer, from an agent noun based on Ente ‘duck’. 2. Dutch: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of and ‘breath, wrath’ + heri ‘army’. 3. Dutch: habitational name for someone from Enter, a village in the province of Overijssel. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhardt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Enter" saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 65,668th most common, but by 2010, its rank had slipped to 68,770th, representing a decline of about 4.72%. However, the count of people with this surname increased slightly from 282 to 286 during the same period, marking a growth rate of approximately 1.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#68,770	-4.72%
Count	282	286	1.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enter

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Enter", data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that it is predominantly identified as White. In 2000, about 95.04% of individuals bearing this surname identified as White, dropping slightly to 93.01% by 2010. There was a modest increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Black, from 2.13% in 2000 to 2.45% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races. It's also worth noting the emergence of a small Hispanic representation in 2010, which wasn't present in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.04%	93.01%	-2.14%
Black	2.13%	2.45%	15.02%
Hispanic	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%