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    The surname Ellzey

    A surname, carried by 1,742 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E420

    Ellzey: #16,494 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ellzey #16,494, 1,742 people Ellzey: #16,494 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ellzey #16,494, 1,742 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ellzey is more common than 89.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,742 people named Ellzey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 177,236 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,694.

    #16,494
    rank among US surnames
    1,742
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.8%
    change since 2000 (was #15,790)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,494Tschida1,742177,236
    #16,502Kittredge1,741177,338

    Who is named Ellzey

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

    73% of people named Ellzey identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ellzeys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jake Ellzey
      American politician and former military officer, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ellzey

    Ellzey has the Soundex code E420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E420.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ellzey?
    1,742 people in the United States had the surname Ellzey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 177,236 Americans. It ranked 16,494th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ellzey?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Ellzey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ellzey?
    Jake Ellzey, American politician and former military officer.
    Where is the surname Ellzey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ellzey in the United States.
    Is the surname Ellzey getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,694 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,742 in 2010, up 2.8%.