How common is the surname Eli?

1,688 people in the United States had the surname Eli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,906 Americans. It ranked 16,881st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eli?

In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Eli identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Eli?

Diego Eli, Brazilian footballer.

Where is the surname Eli most common?

Wikidata records people named Eli in Brazil.

Is the surname Eli getting more or less common?

More common. 1,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,688 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Eli also a first name?

Yes. Eli is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Eli

A surname, carried by 1,688 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eli is more common than 89.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,688 people named Eli in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,906 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,450.

#16,881

rank among US surnames

1,688

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+16.4%

change since 2000 (was #17,799)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,876	Melnik	1,689	182,798
#16,881	Locher	1,688	182,906
#16,887	Howery	1,687	183,015

Who is named Eli

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

58% of people named Eli identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Two or more races 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Elis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Diego Eli
Brazilian footballer, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eli

Eli has the Soundex code E400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E400.

Questions

How common is the surname Eli?: 1,688 people in the United States had the surname Eli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,906 Americans. It ranked 16,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eli?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Eli identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eli?: Diego Eli, Brazilian footballer.
Where is the surname Eli most common?: Wikidata records people named Eli in Brazil.
Is the surname Eli getting more or less common?: More common. 1,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,688 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Eli also a first name?: Yes. Eli is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.