How common is the surname Ellenberger?

2,627 people in the United States had the surname Ellenberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. It ranked 11,919th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ellenberger?

Jake Ellenberger, American mixed martial arts fighter.

Where is the surname Ellenberger most common?

Wikidata records people named Ellenberger in the United States.

Is the surname Ellenberger getting more or less common?

More common. 2,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,627 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Ellenberger

A surname, carried by 2,627 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex E451

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ellenberger is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,627 people named Ellenberger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,234.

#11,919

rank among US surnames

2,627

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+17.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,698)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,914	Cowgill	2,628	117,483
#11,919	Karsten	2,627	117,528
#11,925	Festa	2,626	117,573
#11,926	Brass	2,625	117,617
#11,928	Polansky	2,624	117,662

Who is named Ellenberger

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

96% of people named Ellenberger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ellenbergers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jake Ellenberger
American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ellenberger

Ellenburg

Ellenberger has the Soundex code E451, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E451.

Questions

How common is the surname Ellenberger?: 2,627 people in the United States had the surname Ellenberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,528 Americans. It ranked 11,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ellenberger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ellenberger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ellenberger?: Jake Ellenberger, American mixed martial arts fighter.
Where is the surname Ellenberger most common?: Wikidata records people named Ellenberger in the United States.
Is the surname Ellenberger getting more or less common?: More common. 2,234 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,627 in 2010, up 18%.