How common is the surname Entwistle?

1,482 people in the United States had the surname Entwistle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,330 Americans. It ranked 18,596th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Entwistle?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Entwistle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Entwistle?

Peg Entwistle, British actress (1908-1932), followed by Harry Entwistle.

Where is the surname Entwistle most common?

Wikidata records people named Entwistle in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Entwistle getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,482 in 2010, down 1.5%.

The surname Entwistle

An English place surname, carried by 1,482 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Entwistle is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From either Old English henn (“hen”) or ened (“duck”) + twisel (“fork; bifurcation”).

Entwistle is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,482 people named Entwistle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,330 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,505.

#18,596

rank among US surnames

1,482

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,316)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,596	Winnett	1,482	208,330
#18,601	Beerman	1,481	208,471

Who is named Entwistle

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

96% of people named Entwistle identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Entwistles

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peg Entwistle
British actress (1908-1932)
Harry Entwistle
Australian priest, born 1940

Notable Entwistles come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Entwistle come from?: From either Old English henn (“hen”) or ened (“duck”) + twisel (“fork; bifurcation”).
How common is the surname Entwistle?: 1,482 people in the United States had the surname Entwistle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,330 Americans. It ranked 18,596th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Entwistle?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Entwistle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Entwistle?: Peg Entwistle, British actress (1908-1932), followed by Harry Entwistle.
Where is the surname Entwistle most common?: Wikidata records people named Entwistle in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Entwistle?: Entwistle is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Entwistle getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,482 in 2010, down 1.5%.