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The surname Enger

A surname, carried by 2,552 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E526

Enger: #12,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Enger #12,204, 2,552 people Enger: #12,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Enger #12,204, 2,552 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Enger is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,552 people named Enger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,982 Americans. That is up 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,329.

#12,204
rank among US surnames
2,552
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+9.6%
change since 2000 (was #12,256)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#12,198Moro2,554120,887
#12,199Baney2,553120,934
#12,204Stimson2,552120,982
#12,208Getchell2,551121,029
#12,212Wicklund2,550121,077

Who is named Enger

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

95% of people named Enger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
  • Two or more races 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Enger

Enger has the Soundex code E526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E526.

Questions

How common is the surname Enger?
2,552 people in the United States had the surname Enger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,982 Americans. It ranked 12,204th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Enger?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Enger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Enger getting more or less common?
More common. 2,329 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,552 in 2010, up 9.6%.