How common is the last name English?

44,777 people in the United States have the last name English, about 1 in 6,675. It ranks #757 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ENGLISH

#757

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
44,777
About
1 in 6,675
This common or more
36.6%
Who bears it

Of the 44,777 people with the last name English, 68.9% reported their origin as White, 21.6% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of English

#755 Davila · 44,850#756 Eaton · 44,833#758 Hurst · 44,738#759 Blackwell · 44,711

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of English, most common first.

#21,219 Engles · 1,258#70,358 Englin · 300#95,802 Engling · 204#129,703 Englis · 137#140,525 Englese · 122

Also a first name

As a first name, English ranks #20,756 of 53,615, with 495 people. See English as a first name

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