How common is the surname Eilers?

3,847 people in the United States had the surname Eilers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,256 Americans. It ranked 8,562nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eilers?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eilers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eilers?

Sally Eilers, American actress (1908–1978).

Where is the surname Eilers most common?

Wikidata records people named Eilers in the United States.

Is the surname Eilers getting more or less common?

More common. 3,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,847 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Eilers

A surname, carried by 3,847 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). Eilers is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,847 people named Eilers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,256 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,615.

#8,562

rank among US surnames

3,847

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,402)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,556	Gress	3,850	80,194
#8,558	Lafave	3,849	80,214
#8,559	Defelice	3,848	80,235
#8,562	Manrique	3,847	80,256
#8,567	Fitz	3,846	80,277
#8,568	Kobayashi	3,845	80,298
#8,570	Weathersby	3,844	80,319

Who is named Eilers

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

96% of people named Eilers identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eilerss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sally Eilers
American actress (1908–1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Eilers

Ehlers

Eilers 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 Eilers?: 3,847 people in the United States had the surname Eilers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,256 Americans. It ranked 8,562nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eilers?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eilers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eilers?: Sally Eilers, American actress (1908–1978).
Where is the surname Eilers most common?: Wikidata records people named Eilers in the United States.
Is the surname Eilers getting more or less common?: More common. 3,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,847 in 2010, up 6.4%.