How common is the surname Elling?

1,250 people in the United States had the surname Elling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. It ranked 21,034th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Elling?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Elling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Elling?

Kurt Elling, American jazz singer and songwriter.

Where is the surname Elling most common?

Wikidata records people named Elling in the United States.

Is the surname Elling getting more or less common?

More common. 1,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,250 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Elling

A surname, carried by 1,250 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elling is more common than 87% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,250 people named Elling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,236.

#21,034

rank among US surnames

1,250

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,072)

Who is named Elling

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

95% of people named Elling identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ellings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kurt Elling
American jazz singer and songwriter, born 1967

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Elling

Elling has the Soundex code E452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E452.

Questions

How common is the surname Elling?: 1,250 people in the United States had the surname Elling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,996 Americans. It ranked 21,034th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elling?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Elling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Elling?: Kurt Elling, American jazz singer and songwriter.
Where is the surname Elling most common?: Wikidata records people named Elling in the United States.
Is the surname Elling getting more or less common?: More common. 1,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,250 in 2010, up 1.1%.