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

Enerson, 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 Enerson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enerson in America

Enerson is the 45740th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enerson surname appeared 467 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Enerson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enerson 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 Enerson

The surname ENERSON originated in Scandinavia, specifically Norway, in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old Norse personal name Erner or Erner, which itself may have come from the Germanic root "arn" meaning "eagle".

ENERSON was likely first used as a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Erner". In the Norwegian naming tradition, patronymics were common, with the suffix "-son" being added to the father's given name to form the son's surname. This practice was prevalent in Scandinavian countries before the adoption of hereditary surnames.

The earliest recorded instances of the ENERSON surname can be found in Norwegian census records and parish registers from the 16th and 17th centuries. Some of the earliest known individuals with this surname include Jens Enerson (born around 1580) from Hallingdal, Norway, and Olav Enerson (born around 1620) from Telemark, Norway.

In the 19th century, the ENERSON surname began to appear in historical records outside of Norway, particularly in the United States and Canada, as Norwegian immigrants settled in these countries. One notable individual was Peter Enerson (1827-1904), a Norwegian-American farmer and politician who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Another significant figure was Lars Enerson (1858-1936), a Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and educator who played a crucial role in the establishment of several Lutheran colleges and seminaries in the Midwest.

The surname ENERSON has also been linked to several place names in Norway, such as Enersrud and Enersøya, which may have influenced the development of the surname in certain regions.

Other notable individuals with the ENERSON surname throughout history include Knut Enerson (1878-1964), a Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist; Ingrid Enerson (born 1924), a Norwegian journalist and author; and Rolf Enerson (1935-2011), a Norwegian-American professor of physics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enerson

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

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 Enerson 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 Enerson 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 Enerson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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