# Enos (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/enos/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname of uncertain origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,097 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,392 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,131 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (7,978 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (enósh, “mortal man”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Enos in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Enos in the United States.

## People named Enos

- Mireille Enos, American actress
- John Enos III, American actor

## Similar surnames

Ennis, Enns, Enoch, Enochs, Ewing, Eng, Eanes, Eames, Emig, Emigh, Engh, Eunice.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.