How common is the surname Enos?

8,097 people in the United States had the surname Enos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,131 Americans. It ranked 4,392nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Enos?

In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Enos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Enos?

Mireille Enos, American actress, followed by John Enos III.

Where is the surname Enos most common?

Wikidata records people named Enos in the United States.

Is the surname Enos getting more or less common?

More common. 7,978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,097 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Enos also a first name?

Yes. Enos 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 Enos

A surname, carried by 8,097 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). Enos is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,097 people named Enos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,131 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,978.

#4,392

rank among US surnames

8,097

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,114)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,388	Hynes	8,104	38,098
#4,390	Holcombe	8,103	38,103
#4,391	Hefner	8,100	38,117
#4,392	Enos	8,097	38,131

Who is named Enos

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

77% of people named Enos identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.6% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Enoss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mireille Enos
American actress, born 1975
John Enos III
American actor, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Enos

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

Questions

Where does the surname Enos come from?: From Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ (enósh, “mortal man”).
How common is the surname Enos?: 8,097 people in the United States had the surname Enos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,131 Americans. It ranked 4,392nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Enos?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Enos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Enos?: Mireille Enos, American actress, followed by John Enos III.
Where is the surname Enos most common?: Wikidata records people named Enos in the United States.
Is the surname Enos getting more or less common?: More common. 7,978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,097 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Enos also a first name?: Yes. Enos 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.