How common is the surname Ephraim?

1,069 people in the United States had the surname Ephraim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. It ranked 23,691st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ephraim?

Molly Ephraim, American actress.

Where is the surname Ephraim most common?

Wikidata records people named Ephraim in the United States.

Is the surname Ephraim getting more or less common?

More common. 945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,069 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Ephraim also a first name?

Yes. Ephraim 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 Ephraim

A surname, carried by 1,069 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E165 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). Ephraim is more common than 85.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,069 people named Ephraim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 945.

#23,691

rank among US surnames

1,069

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+13.1%

change since 2000 (was #24,744)

Who is named Ephraim

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

58% of people named Ephraim identified as Black (not Hispanic), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ephraims

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Molly Ephraim
American actress, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ephraim

Ephraim has the Soundex code E165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E165.

Questions

How common is the surname Ephraim?: 1,069 people in the United States had the surname Ephraim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 288,817 Americans. It ranked 23,691st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ephraim?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Ephraim identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ephraim?: Molly Ephraim, American actress.
Where is the surname Ephraim most common?: Wikidata records people named Ephraim in the United States.
Is the surname Ephraim getting more or less common?: More common. 945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,069 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Ephraim also a first name?: Yes. Ephraim 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.