# Ek (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ek/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Swedish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,882 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,546 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 164,052 people |
| Change since 2000 | +20% (1,568 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Ek.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ek in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 16% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ek in Sweden.

## People named Ek

- Anders Ek, actor (1916-1979)

## Similar surnames

Eskew, Eck, Esh, Esch, Eich, Eash, Eguia, Eick, Esau, Egge, Escue, Equihua.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.