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    The surname Erne

    A German surname, carried by 525 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex E650

    Erne: #41,426 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Erne #41,426, 525 people Erne: #41,426 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Erne #41,426, 525 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Erne is more common than 74.5% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    * As an Alemannic German surname, from a short form of Arnold. * As an English surname, from archaic erne (“eagle”).

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 525 people named Erne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 502.

    #41,426
    rank among US surnames
    525
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #40,987)

    Who is named Erne

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

    92% of people named Erne identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ernes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adam Erne
      American ice hockey player (born 1995)

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Erne come from?
    * As an Alemannic German surname, from a short form of Arnold. * As an English surname, from archaic erne (“eagle”).
    How common is the surname Erne?
    525 people in the United States had the surname Erne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 588,087 Americans. It ranked 41,426th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Erne?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Erne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Erne?
    Adam Erne, American ice hockey player (born 1995).
    Where is the surname Erne most common?
    Wikidata records people named Erne in the United States.
    Is the surname Erne getting more or less common?
    More common. 502 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 525 in 2010, up 4.6%.