Ensign Surname

121,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ensign Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ensign Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6161:100,23811,133
Canada1251:294,76527,374
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3591:36,9534,377

Ensign (72) may also be a first name.

Ensign Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ensign Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ensign is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ensign? popularity and diffusion

Ensign is the 121,557th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,934,576 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ensign reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.

The surname Ensign is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,616 people, or 1 in 100,238. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent reside, Illinois, where 6 percent reside and Utah, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Ensign occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Ensign Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ensign has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ensign last name rose 266 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ensign Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ensign last name are 10.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Ensign earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.48% less than the national average, earning $44,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ensigne92137/
Ensighn922/
Ensigen920/
Enseigne8618/
Yensigne861/
Insign833/
Emsign831/
Enzign830/
Insigne774,366/
Ensegen77213/
Ansigen775/
Ansigin774/
Ensegne772/
Insigen771/
Hansign771/
Ensigenova752/
Hansigin711/
Insegne6213/
Imsigne622/
Encegne621/
Enzegne621/
Yensegenova592/
Aingiging539/
Ingegn501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ensign
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