How common is the surname Eng?

10,682 people in the United States had the surname Eng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,903 Americans. It ranked 3,352nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eng?

Philipp Eng, Austrian racing driver, followed by Esther Eng.

Where is the surname Eng most common?

Wikidata records people named Eng in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Eng getting more or less common?

More common. 10,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,682 in 2010, up 5.7%.

The surname Eng

A surname, carried by 10,682 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex E520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eng is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,682 people named Eng in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,903 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,102.

#3,352

rank among US surnames

10,682

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #3,246)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,343	Lennon	10,720	28,801
#3,344	March	10,719	28,804
#3,345	Horan	10,711	28,825
#3,346	Christenson	10,707	28,836
#3,347	Arana	10,698	28,860
#3,348	Jose	10,697	28,863
#3,349	Beaulieu	10,695	28,868

Who is named Eng

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

77% of people named Eng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Engs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philipp Eng
Austrian racing driver, born 1990
Esther Eng
American film director and restauranteur, 1914–1970

Notable Engs come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Eng

Engh

Eng has the Soundex code E520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E520.

Questions

How common is the surname Eng?: 10,682 people in the United States had the surname Eng in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,903 Americans. It ranked 3,352nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eng?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Eng identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eng?: Philipp Eng, Austrian racing driver, followed by Esther Eng.
Where is the surname Eng most common?: Wikidata records people named Eng in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Eng getting more or less common?: More common. 10,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,682 in 2010, up 5.7%.