Ensor Surname

80,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,014 people bear this surname

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

Ensor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edensor,' a parish in Derbyshire, two miles from Bakewell. Always pronounced Ensor.

Richard de Edenesore, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1604. Daniel Ensor and Elizabeth Wymple: Marriage Lic.

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Ensor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4781:104,21511,471
England1,2341:45,1525,687
New Zealand5311:8,5281,474
Australia3611:74,7808,771
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Wales581:53,3544,894
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6291:38,7534,964
Wales371:42,3902,234
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5841:85,9918,942

The alternate forms: Énsor (1) are calculated separately.

Ensor (138) may also be a first name.

Ensor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edensor,' a parish in Derbyshire, two miles from Bakewell. Always pronounced Ensor.

Richard de Edenesore, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1604. Daniel Ensor and Elizabeth Wymple: Marriage Lic. (London).

1706. Married — John Ensor and Araphilhs Mapes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Edensor (Derby), the Domesday Ednesovre = (prob.) Eádnóth’s Shore [Old English ófer, a bank, shore]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Derbyshire, England (Edensor).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The Ensors of Rollesby Hall, co. Norfolk, are descended from the Edensors of Staffordshire, who doubtless borrowed their surname from the parish of Edensor in the neighbouring county of Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Edensor; a location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Ensors, of Dorset, may be descended, like the Ensors of Rollesby Hall, Norfolk, from the Edensors of Staffordshire, who derived their name from a Derbyshire parish (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ensor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ensor occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Énsor. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ensor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ensor is the 80,887th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,211,764 people. Ensor is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ensor reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ensor is also the 787,636th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 138 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,478 people, or 1 in 104,215. In The United States Ensor is most frequent in: Maryland, where 25 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Ensor is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Ensor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ensor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ensor surname grew 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 714 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ensor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ensor last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ensor earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.67% less than the national average, earning R 195,648 per year; in United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $52,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Énsor931/
Eansor91119/
Gensor9190/
Hensor9169/
Ensort911/
Ensour911/
Ensore911/
Aensor910/
Einsor910/
Yensor910/
Gensior8390/
Jensior836/
Henshor836/
Ennsour834/
Yensorh831/
Heinsor831/
Aensour830/
Ansor803,497/
Enzor801,018/
Ensar80347/
Insor8052/
Ensur8015/
Enjor807/
Onsor807/
Encor803/
Emsor801/
Ensár801/
Genschor7737/
Henshore772/
Icensour771/
Jenschor771/
Hansor731,271/
Anshor73761/
Genzor73311/
Genšor7374/
Gensur7367/
Hensar7323/
Enjoor7321/
Enchor7318/
Inscor7315/
Ensure7312/
Gensar7310/
Ansoor739/
Eansar738/
Enjore736/
Emnsur735/
Ensgar732/
Ginsor732/
Enzoer731/
Henzor731/
Hensur731/
Ensarı731/
Ensare731/
Yonsor731/
Insore731/
Hemsor731/
Hencor731/
Hinsor731/
Enzore731/
Ensard731/
Iensar731/
Encour731/
Ainsor730/
Eensaar67105/
Heinsar6773/
Esenjor6741/
Honshor679/
Hensure678/
Einsaar676/
Ainsour676/
Anshoor674/
Genzior674/
Hinsour672/
Henzour672/
Yensare672/
Etenzor671/
Ieensar671/
Hensurd671/
Jenjour671/
Insoore671/
Hinsorr671/
Einsart671/
Ihenzor671/
Jencour671/
Onschor671/
Aanshor671/
Jeensur671/
Hinsoir670/
Insoire670/
Genshar670/
Itensar670/

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