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    The surname Anker

    A surname, carried by 1,577 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A526

    Anker: #17,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Anker #17,764, 1,577 people Anker: #17,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Anker #17,764, 1,577 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Anker is more common than 89.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,577 people named Anker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,780 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,252.

    #17,764
    rank among US surnames
    1,577
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +26%
    change since 2000 (was #19,865)

    Who is named Anker

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Anker identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Anker

    Anker has the Soundex code A526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A526.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Anker?
    1,577 people in the United States had the surname Anker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,780 Americans. It ranked 17,764th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Anker?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Anker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Anker getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,252 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,577 in 2010, up 26%.