How common is the surname Ester?

2,308 people in the United States had the surname Ester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,772 Americans. It ranked 13,233rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ester getting more or less common?

More common. 1,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,308 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Ester also a first name?

Yes. Ester 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 Ester

A surname, carried by 2,308 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E236 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). Ester is more common than 91.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,308 people named Ester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,772 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,997.

#13,233

rank among US surnames

2,308

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+15.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,875)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,226	Mance	2,310	133,656
#13,230	Prindle	2,309	133,714
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772
#13,236	Banton	2,307	133,830
#13,241	Hoadley	2,306	133,888

Who is named Ester

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

46% of people named Ester identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ester

Ester has the Soundex code E236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E236.

Questions

How common is the surname Ester?: 2,308 people in the United States had the surname Ester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,772 Americans. It ranked 13,233rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ester?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Ester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ester getting more or less common?: More common. 1,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,308 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Ester also a first name?: Yes. Ester 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.