How common is the surname Ellefson?

2,137 people in the United States had the surname Ellefson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,476 Americans. It ranked 14,076th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ellefson?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ellefson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ellefson?

David Ellefson, American bass guitarist.

Where is the surname Ellefson most common?

Wikidata records people named Ellefson in the United States.

Is the surname Ellefson getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,137 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Ellefson

A surname, carried by 2,137 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E412

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ellefson is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,137 people named Ellefson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,476 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,162.

#14,076

rank among US surnames

2,137

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,000)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,067	Castiglione	2,139	144,341
#14,070	Mazon	2,138	144,409
#14,076	Ellefson	2,137	144,476
#14,082	Pai	2,136	144,544
#14,084	Youngberg	2,135	144,611

Who is named Ellefson

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

96% of people named Ellefson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ellefsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Ellefson
American bass guitarist, born 1964

Questions

How common is the surname Ellefson?: 2,137 people in the United States had the surname Ellefson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,476 Americans. It ranked 14,076th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ellefson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ellefson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ellefson?: David Ellefson, American bass guitarist.
Where is the surname Ellefson most common?: Wikidata records people named Ellefson in the United States.
Is the surname Ellefson getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,162 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,137 in 2010, down 1.2%.