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    The surname Engelmann

    A surname, carried by 1,707 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex E524

    Engelmann: #16,748 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Engelmann #16,748, 1,707 people Engelmann: #16,748 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Engelmann #16,748, 1,707 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Engelmann is more common than 89.7% of them.

    Origin

    From German.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,707 people named Engelmann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,539.

    #16,748
    rank among US surnames
    1,707
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.9%
    change since 2000 (was #17,014)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,743Petti1,708180,764
    #16,748Bruss1,707180,870
    #16,755Pandey1,706180,976

    Who is named Engelmann

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

    95% of people named Engelmann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Engelmanns

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Helene Engelmann
      Austrian skater (1898–1985)
    • Eduard Engelmann
      Austrian figure skater, engineer, and cyclist (1864–1944)
    • Andrews Engelmann
      Actor (1901-1992)

    Notable Engelmanns come mostly from Austria (2) and the Russian Empire (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Engelmann

    Engelmann has the Soundex code E524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E524.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Engelmann come from?
    From German.
    How common is the surname Engelmann?
    1,707 people in the United States had the surname Engelmann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. It ranked 16,748th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Engelmann?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Engelmann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Engelmann?
    Helene Engelmann, Austrian skater (1898–1985), followed by Eduard Engelmann.
    Where is the surname Engelmann most common?
    Wikidata records people named Engelmann in Austria and the Russian Empire.
    Is the surname Engelmann getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,707 in 2010, up 11%.