How common is the surname Eldred?

4,580 people in the United States had the surname Eldred in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,412 Americans. It ranked 7,275th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eldred?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Eldred identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eldred?

Eric Eldred, American activist.

Where is the surname Eldred most common?

Wikidata records people named Eldred in the United States.

Is the surname Eldred getting more or less common?

More common. 4,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,580 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Eldred

A surname, carried by 4,580 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eldred is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,580 people named Eldred in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,412 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,509.

#7,275

rank among US surnames

4,580

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,873)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,270	Grube	4,584	67,353
#7,272	Pass	4,583	67,368
#7,274	Botts	4,582	67,382
#7,275	Grajeda	4,580	67,412
#7,279	Pelkey	4,579	67,426
#7,281	Sacks	4,577	67,456

Who is named Eldred

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

94% of people named Eldred identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eldreds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Eldred
American activist, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eldred

Eldred has the Soundex code E436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E436.

Questions

How common is the surname Eldred?: 4,580 people in the United States had the surname Eldred in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,412 Americans. It ranked 7,275th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eldred?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Eldred identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eldred?: Eric Eldred, American activist.
Where is the surname Eldred most common?: Wikidata records people named Eldred in the United States.
Is the surname Eldred getting more or less common?: More common. 4,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,580 in 2010, up 1.6%.