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    The surname Ek

    A Swedish surname, carried by 1,882 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex E200

    Ek: #15,546 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ek #15,546, 1,882 people Ek: #15,546 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ek #15,546, 1,882 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ek is more common than 90.4% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    Borrowed from Swedish Ek.

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,882 people named Ek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,052 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,568.

    #15,546
    rank among US surnames
    1,882
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20%
    change since 2000 (was #16,769)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,541Pomerantz1,883163,965
    #15,546Weldy1,882164,052
    #15,551Buscher1,881164,139

    Who is named Ek

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

    65% of people named Ek identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 16%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Eks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Anders Ek
      Actor (1916-1979)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ek

    Ek has the Soundex code E200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E200.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ek come from?
    Borrowed from Swedish Ek.
    How common is the surname Ek?
    1,882 people in the United States had the surname Ek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,052 Americans. It ranked 15,546th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ek?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Ek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ek?
    Anders Ek, actor (1916-1979).
    Where is the surname Ek most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ek in Sweden.
    Is the surname Ek getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,568 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,882 in 2010, up 20%.