How common is the surname Enrique?

1,283 people in the United States had the surname Enrique in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. It ranked 20,636th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Enrique?

Héctor Enrique, Argentine footballer (born 1962), followed by Carlos Enrique.

Where is the surname Enrique most common?

Wikidata records people named Enrique in Argentina.

Is the surname Enrique getting more or less common?

More common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,283 in 2010, up 24%.

Is Enrique also a first name?

Yes. Enrique 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 Enrique

A surname, carried by 1,283 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E562 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). Enrique is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,283 people named Enrique in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,038.

#20,636

rank among US surnames

1,283

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.6%

change since 2000 (was #22,999)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,627	Siple	1,284	240,456
#20,636	Lowenthal	1,283	240,643

Who is named Enrique

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

83% of people named Enrique identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 83%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.3%
White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Two or more races 2.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Enriques

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Héctor Enrique
Argentine footballer (born 1962)
Carlos Enrique
Argentine footballer, born 1963
Ramiro Enrique
Argentine footballer, born 2001

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Enrique

Enrique has the Soundex code E562, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E562.

Questions

How common is the surname Enrique?: 1,283 people in the United States had the surname Enrique in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,643 Americans. It ranked 20,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Enrique?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Enrique identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Enrique?: Héctor Enrique, Argentine footballer (born 1962), followed by Carlos Enrique.
Where is the surname Enrique most common?: Wikidata records people named Enrique in Argentina.
Is the surname Enrique getting more or less common?: More common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,283 in 2010, up 24%.
Is Enrique also a first name?: Yes. Enrique 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.