How common is the surname Ensign?

2,564 people in the United States had the surname Ensign in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,416 Americans. It ranked 12,153rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ensign?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ensign identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ensign?

Michael Ensign, American actor.

Where is the surname Ensign most common?

Wikidata records people named Ensign in the United States.

Is the surname Ensign getting more or less common?

More common. 2,496 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,564 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Ensign

A surname, carried by 2,564 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ensign is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,564 people named Ensign in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,416 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,496.

#12,153

rank among US surnames

2,564

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #11,553)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,148	Rosato	2,565	120,369
#12,153	Buff	2,564	120,416
#12,156	Noack	2,563	120,463

Who is named Ensign

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

94% of people named Ensign identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ensigns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Ensign
American actor, born 1944

Questions

How common is the surname Ensign?: 2,564 people in the United States had the surname Ensign in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,416 Americans. It ranked 12,153rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ensign?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ensign identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ensign?: Michael Ensign, American actor.
Where is the surname Ensign most common?: Wikidata records people named Ensign in the United States.
Is the surname Ensign getting more or less common?: More common. 2,496 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,564 in 2010, up 2.7%.