Find out how popular the last name Enders is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Enders.

Enders, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Enders surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enders in America

Enders is the 9114th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enders surname appeared 3,584 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Enders.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enders to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Enders

The surname Enders has its origins in Germany. It is derived from the German word "Ende," which means "end" or "boundary." The name likely referred to someone who lived at the end of a town, village, or near a boundary marker.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records and documents from different regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. Some of the earliest recorded spellings include Enderes, Endrer, and Enderer.

One of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Petrus Enders is mentioned in a document dated 1325.

The name Enders is also associated with several notable individuals throughout history. Johann Enders (1597-1659) was a German theologian and author who wrote extensively on religious topics. Another notable figure is Thomas Enders (1793-1875), a German-American farmer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

In the 19th century, the name Enders appeared in various places across Germany, including the regions of Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name in these areas include Johann Enders (1815-1879), a farmer from the village of Obrigheim, and Michael Enders (1828-1901), a blacksmith from the town of Neunkirchen.

Other notable individuals with the surname Enders include John Enders (1897-1985), an American biomedical scientist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954 for his work on cultivating the polio virus. Additionally, there is Thomas Enders (1946-), an American diplomat who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs during the Clinton administration.

The name Enders can also be found in various forms in other European countries, such as the Netherlands and France, where it may have been influenced by migration and language differences over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enders

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Enders.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Enders was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Enders has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Enders was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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