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

Enrile, 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 Enrile surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Enrile in America

Enrile is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Enrile surname appeared 175 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 Enrile.

We can also compare 2010 data for Enrile 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 Enrile

The surname Enrile is believed to have originated in the Philippines, with its roots dating back to the Spanish colonial era in the 16th century. Enrile is thought to be a Spanish adaptation of a native Philippine surname, possibly derived from a combination of words or names from various indigenous languages.

One theory suggests that Enrile may have its origins in the Visayan language, with the prefix "en" indicating a location, and "rile" being a variation of a place name or a personal name. Another possibility is that Enrile is a Hispanicized version of a name from the Tagalog or other Philippine languages, with the Spanish influence altering the original spelling and pronunciation.

Historical records from the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, such as parish registers and land ownership documents, may hold some of the earliest known instances of the surname Enrile. However, due to the limited preservation of historical records from that era, specific references can be challenging to find.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Enrile was Juan Enrile, a Spanish-Filipino landowner and businessman who lived in the late 18th century. He was a prominent figure in the town of Tambobong, now part of Manila, and his descendants continued to use the Enrile surname.

In the 19th century, the Enrile family gained prominence in Philippine society, with several members holding important positions in the local government and military. Notable figures included General José Enrile, a military commander during the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule in the late 1800s.

The Enrile surname gained further recognition in the 20th century, with Juan Ponce Enrile, a prominent Filipino politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Prime Minister of the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. Born in 1924, he played a significant role in the People Power Revolution that toppled the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.

Another notable individual with the Enrile surname was Alfredo Enrile, a Filipino businessman and philanthropist who founded the Enrile Medical Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing healthcare services to underprivileged communities.

Throughout its history, the Enrile surname has been associated with various place names and locations in the Philippines, reflecting the family's roots and influence in different regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Enrile

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

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

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