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    The surname Errett

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 532 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E630 Also a first name

    Errett: #40,976 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Errett #40,976, 532 people Errett: #40,976 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Errett #40,976, 532 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Errett is more common than 74.7% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Old English personal name Ēadrǣd, which is composed of the elements ēad (“prosperity”) and rǣd (“advice, wisdom”).

    Errett is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 532 people named Errett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 580,349 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 518.

    #40,976
    rank among US surnames
    532
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #39,885)

    Who is named Errett

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

    95% of people named Errett identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Errett

    Errett has the Soundex code E630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E630.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Errett come from?
    From the Old English personal name Ēadrǣd, which is composed of the elements ēad (“prosperity”) and rǣd (“advice, wisdom”).
    How common is the surname Errett?
    532 people in the United States had the surname Errett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 580,349 Americans. It ranked 40,976th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Errett?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Errett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Errett?
    Errett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Errett getting more or less common?
    More common. 518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 532 in 2010, up 2.7%.
    Is Errett also a first name?
    Yes. Errett 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.