How common is the surname Ewald?

4,535 people in the United States had the surname Ewald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,081 Americans. It ranked 7,348th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ewald?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ewald identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Ewald getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,535 in 2010, down 1.2%.

Is Ewald also a first name?

Yes. Ewald 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 Ewald

A surname, carried by 4,535 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E430 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). Ewald is more common than 95.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,535 people named Ewald in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,081 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,592.

#7,348

rank among US surnames

4,535

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,765)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,344	Boldt	4,538	68,036
#7,345	Gendron	4,537	68,051
#7,347	Haygood	4,536	68,066
#7,348	Liggett	4,535	68,081

Who is named Ewald

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

96% of people named Ewald identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Ewald

Ewalt

Ewald has the Soundex code E430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E430.

Questions

How common is the surname Ewald?: 4,535 people in the United States had the surname Ewald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,081 Americans. It ranked 7,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ewald?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ewald identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ewald getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,535 in 2010, down 1.2%.
Is Ewald also a first name?: Yes. Ewald 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.