How common is the surname Ellingson?

5,590 people in the United States had the surname Ellingson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,232 Americans. It ranked 6,130th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ellingson?

Lindsay Ellingson, American model, followed by Evan Ellingson.

Where is the surname Ellingson most common?

Wikidata records people named Ellingson in the United States.

Is the surname Ellingson getting more or less common?

More common. 5,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,590 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Ellingson

A surname, carried by 5,590 people in the United States.

3 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). Ellingson is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,590 people named Ellingson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,232 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,435.

#6,130

rank among US surnames

5,590

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,831)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,124	Coelho	5,593	55,202
#6,126	Kennard	5,592	55,212
#6,127	Pridgen	5,591	55,222
#6,130	Ellingson	5,590	55,232

Who is named Ellingson

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

96% of people named Ellingson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ellingsons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lindsay Ellingson
American model, born 1984
Evan Ellingson
American actor (1988-2023)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ellingson

Ellingson 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 Ellingson?: 5,590 people in the United States had the surname Ellingson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,232 Americans. It ranked 6,130th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ellingson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ellingson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ellingson?: Lindsay Ellingson, American model, followed by Evan Ellingson.
Where is the surname Ellingson most common?: Wikidata records people named Ellingson in the United States.
Is the surname Ellingson getting more or less common?: More common. 5,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,590 in 2010, up 2.9%.