How common is the last name Ernst?

17,888 people in the United States have the last name Ernst, about 1 in 16,709. It ranks #1,970 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ERNST

#1,970

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,888
About
1 in 16,709
This common or more
47.6%
Who bears it

Of the 17,888 people with the last name Ernst, 92.1% reported their origin as White, 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ernst

#1,968 Hanley · 17,920#1,968 Stacy · 17,920#1,971 Bello · 17,887#1,972 Ferrer · 17,881

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ernst, most common first.

#7,172 Ernest · 4,494

Also a first name

As a first name, Ernst ranks #6,078 of 53,615, with 2,686 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1917, with 59 births. See Ernst as a first name

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