How common is the surname Ender?

690 people in the United States had the surname Ender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. It ranked 33,164th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ender?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ender identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ender?

Otto Ender, Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1875-1960), followed by Johann Ender.

Where is the surname Ender most common?

Wikidata records people named Ender in the Austrian Empire, Austria and Cisleithania.

Is the surname Ender getting more or less common?

Less common. 837 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 690 in 2010, down 18%.

Is Ender also a first name?

Yes. Ender is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ender

A German surname, carried by 690 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ender is more common than 79.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Ender.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 690 people named Ender in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. That is down 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 837.

#33,164

rank among US surnames

690

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-17.6%

change since 2000 (was #27,176)

Who is named Ender

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

93% of people named Ender identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 0.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Enders

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Otto Ender
Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1875-1960)
Johann Ender
Austrian painter (1793-1854)
Thomas Ender
Austrian landscape painter (1793–1875)
Eduard Ender
Austrian artist (c.1830-1883)

Notable Enders come mostly from the Austrian Empire (2), Austria (1) and Cisleithania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ender

Ender has the Soundex code E536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E536.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ender come from?: Borrowed from German Ender.
How common is the surname Ender?: 690 people in the United States had the surname Ender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 447,457 Americans. It ranked 33,164th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ender?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Ender identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ender?: Otto Ender, Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1875-1960), followed by Johann Ender.
Where is the surname Ender most common?: Wikidata records people named Ender in the Austrian Empire, Austria and Cisleithania.
Is the surname Ender getting more or less common?: Less common. 837 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 690 in 2010, down 18%.
Is Ender also a first name?: Yes. Ender is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.