How common is the surname Ensor?

2,352 people in the United States had the surname Ensor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,269 Americans. It ranked 13,053rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ensor?

James Ensor, Belgian painter (1860–1949), followed by Beatrice Ensor.

Where is the surname Ensor most common?

Wikidata records people named Ensor in Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Ensor getting more or less common?

More common. 2,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,352 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Ensor

A surname, carried by 2,352 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ensor is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

Variant of Edensor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,352 people named Ensor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,269 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,289.

#13,053

rank among US surnames

2,352

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,437)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,049	Atkin	2,353	131,214
#13,053	Class	2,352	131,269
#13,057	Vowell	2,351	131,325

Who is named Ensor

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

96% of people named Ensor identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ensors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Ensor
Belgian painter (1860–1949)
Beatrice Ensor
British educator 1885–1974

Notable Ensors come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Ensor come from?: Variant of Edensor.
How common is the surname Ensor?: 2,352 people in the United States had the surname Ensor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,269 Americans. It ranked 13,053rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ensor?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ensor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ensor?: James Ensor, Belgian painter (1860–1949), followed by Beatrice Ensor.
Where is the surname Ensor most common?: Wikidata records people named Ensor in Belgium and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Ensor getting more or less common?: More common. 2,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,352 in 2010, up 2.8%.