How common is the surname Ealy?

4,408 people in the United States had the surname Ealy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,042 Americans. It ranked 7,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Ealy most common?

Wikidata records people named Ealy in the United States.

Is the surname Ealy getting more or less common?

More common. 4,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,408 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Ealy

A surname, carried by 4,408 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ealy is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,408 people named Ealy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,042 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,296.

#7,543

rank among US surnames

4,408

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,163)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,536	Tung	4,411	69,994
#7,541	Lazarus	4,410	70,010
#7,542	Conlin	4,409	70,026
#7,543	Kean	4,408	70,042
#7,545	Croom	4,407	70,058
#7,549	Jeffcoat	4,406	70,074

Who is named Ealy

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

51% of people named Ealy identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ealys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Ealy
American actor, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ealy

Ealy has the Soundex code E400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E400.

Questions

How common is the surname Ealy?: 4,408 people in the United States had the surname Ealy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,042 Americans. It ranked 7,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ealy?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Ealy identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ealy?: Michael Ealy, American actor.
Where is the surname Ealy most common?: Wikidata records people named Ealy in the United States.
Is the surname Ealy getting more or less common?: More common. 4,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,408 in 2010, up 2.6%.