How common is the surname Ensley?

4,055 people in the United States had the surname Ensley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,139 Americans. It ranked 8,174th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Ensley most common?

Wikidata records people named Ensley in the United States.

Is the surname Ensley getting more or less common?

More common. 3,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,055 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Ensley

A surname, carried by 4,055 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ensley is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,055 people named Ensley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,139 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,716.

#8,174

rank among US surnames

4,055

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,212)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,168	Nunnally	4,058	76,083
#8,172	Wald	4,057	76,102
#8,173	Crafton	4,056	76,121
#8,174	Lark	4,055	76,139
#8,176	Hazard	4,054	76,158
#8,178	Stella	4,053	76,177

Who is named Ensley

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

78% of people named Ensley identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ensleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Niecy Nash
American actress, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ensley

Ensley has the Soundex code E524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E524.

Questions

How common is the surname Ensley?: 4,055 people in the United States had the surname Ensley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,139 Americans. It ranked 8,174th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ensley?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Ensley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ensley?: Niecy Nash, American actress.
Where is the surname Ensley most common?: Wikidata records people named Ensley in the United States.
Is the surname Ensley getting more or less common?: More common. 3,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,055 in 2010, up 9.1%.