How common is the surname Ehlers?

7,524 people in the United States had the surname Ehlers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,035 Americans. It ranked 4,714th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ehlers?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ehlers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ehlers?

Vern Ehlers, American politician (1934-2017), followed by Jerome Ehlers.

Where is the surname Ehlers most common?

Wikidata records people named Ehlers in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Ehlers getting more or less common?

More common. 7,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,524 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Ehlers

A surname, carried by 7,524 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E462

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ehlers is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,524 people named Ehlers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,035 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,442.

#4,714

rank among US surnames

7,524

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,405)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,708	Holloman	7,536	40,969
#4,710	Hazen	7,532	40,991
#4,711	Laporte	7,528	41,013
#4,714	Ehlers	7,524	41,035

Who is named Ehlers

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

95% of people named Ehlers identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ehlerss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vern Ehlers
American politician (1934-2017)
Jerome Ehlers
Australian actor (1958–2014)

Notable Ehlerss come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ehlers

Eilers

Ehlers has the Soundex code E462, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E462.

Questions

How common is the surname Ehlers?: 7,524 people in the United States had the surname Ehlers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,035 Americans. It ranked 4,714th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ehlers?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ehlers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ehlers?: Vern Ehlers, American politician (1934-2017), followed by Jerome Ehlers.
Where is the surname Ehlers most common?: Wikidata records people named Ehlers in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Ehlers getting more or less common?: More common. 7,442 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,524 in 2010, up 1.1%.