How common is the surname Ennis?

16,419 people in the United States had the surname Ennis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,804 Americans. It ranked 2,220th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ennis?

Garth Ennis, British comics writer, followed by James Ennis.

Where is the surname Ennis most common?

Wikidata records people named Ennis in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Ennis getting more or less common?

More common. 16,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,419 in 2010, up 2.0%.

Is Ennis also a first name?

Yes. Ennis 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 Ennis

An Irish place surname, carried by 16,419 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ennis is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Borrowed from Irish Inis.

Ennis is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,419 people named Ennis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,804 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,102.

#2,220

rank among US surnames

16,419

people in 2010

5.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #2,061)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,211	Perdue	16,464	18,753
#2,212	Easley	16,459	18,758
#2,213	O'Rourke	16,457	18,761
#2,215	Rincon	16,455	18,763
#2,216	Abernathy	16,450	18,769
#2,217	Altman	16,448	18,771
#2,218	Huston	16,435	18,786

Who is named Ennis

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

83% of people named Ennis identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Enniss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Garth Ennis
British comics writer, born 1970
James Ennis
American basketball player (born 1990)
Ethel Ennis
American musician (1932–2019)

Notable Enniss come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ennis

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ennis come from?: Borrowed from Irish Inis.
How common is the surname Ennis?: 16,419 people in the United States had the surname Ennis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,804 Americans. It ranked 2,220th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ennis?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Ennis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ennis?: Garth Ennis, British comics writer, followed by James Ennis.
Where is the surname Ennis most common?: Wikidata records people named Ennis in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Ennis?: Ennis is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Ennis getting more or less common?: More common. 16,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,419 in 2010, up 2.0%.
Is Ennis also a first name?: Yes. Ennis 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.