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    The surname Ehrman

    A German surname, carried by 1,658 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E655

    Ehrman: #17,111 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ehrman #17,111, 1,658 people Ehrman: #17,111 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ehrman #17,111, 1,658 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ehrman is more common than 89.5% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Variant of Ehrmann.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,658 people named Ehrman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,216 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,636.

    #17,111
    rank among US surnames
    1,658
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #16,230)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,104Prioleau1,659186,103
    #17,111Ulm1,658186,216
    #17,120Hamad1,657186,328

    Who is named Ehrman

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

    94% of people named Ehrman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ehrmans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bart D. Ehrman
      American biblical scholar (born 1955)

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ehrman come from?
    Variant of Ehrmann.
    How common is the surname Ehrman?
    1,658 people in the United States had the surname Ehrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,216 Americans. It ranked 17,111th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ehrman?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ehrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ehrman?
    Bart D. Ehrman, American biblical scholar (born 1955).
    Where is the surname Ehrman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ehrman in the United States.
    Is the surname Ehrman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,658 in 2010, up 1.3%.