Ernst is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland, Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ernst
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Switzerland, Germany
Meaning:

Descendant of Ernst meaning "earnestness".

How popular is Ernst?

Ernst is common in Germany, United States, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Netherlands, France, Australia, Belgium, Argentina, South Africa, Poland, Russia, Denmark, Brazil, Czechia, Uruguay, Israel, Sweden, Kazakhstan, England, Chile, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Hungary, Romania, Spain.

Ernst is ranked 5191 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ernsts plummeted by 0.86 per cent to 18361 since 2000 and slipped by 194 spots and ranked at 1969. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.97 96.33
Hispanic or Latino 2.12 1.4
Others 1.35 1.06
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.69 0.54
Black 0.58 0.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.33
Ernst is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 109078 people have been found who wears Ernst as their family name. Ernst is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Ernst:
107 Germany58,364
1,665 United States26,984
Countries with thousands of Ernst:
259 Switzerland3,558
213 Austria3,518
2,565 Canada2,035
1,069 Netherlands1,975
4,105 France1,970
2,759 Australia1,357
1,312 Belgium1,245
3,596 Argentina1,001
Countries with hundreds of Ernst:
7,124 South Africa965
6,175 Poland963
19,043 Russia861
700 Denmark730
21,586 Brazil370
7,602 Czechia233
1,713 Uruguay227
5,703 Israel204
3,994 Sweden190
10,839 Kazakhstan183
23,859 England174
3,983 Chile164
3,114 Dominican Republic162
95,235 Thailand127
8,373 Hungary117
17,821 Romania116
23,230 Spain106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,347 Suriname96
909 Luxembourg94
5,863 Haiti81
6,835 Portugal66
11,031 Norway65
72,628 Italy55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,718 New Zealand49
13,568 Uzbekistan49
6,674 Namibia42
24,423 Slovakia40
17,308 Croatia37
3,891 Paraguay34
10,069 Slovenia34
129,783 Ukraine31
11,415 Ecuador28
11,209 Liberia28
28,474 Mexico26
22,980 Peru20
4,443 China17
13,856 Singapore17
54,314 Belarus15
202,133 Philippines12
45,659 Japan11
22,440 Serbia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
42,601 Kyrgyzstan10
111,742 Malaysia10
8,067 Panama10
31,795 Venezuela10
1,511 Aruba9
3,802 Hong Kong9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
714 Vanuatu9
86,362 Greece8
34,534 Bulgaria7
710 Greenland7
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Justine Ernst was 19 years old when she migrated to New-Yrok on June 24, 1852. She lived in Bavaria where she worked as farmer and took John Hancock from Havre. Farmer Justine Ernst, Elisabeth Ernst (21) Farmer, Heinrich Ernst, aged 18, Farmer Ludwika Ernst, Magdalena Ernst, aged 18, C. Ernst, aged 4, M. Ernst (35) Laborer, W. Ernst, aged 16, and 2158 other Ernst around 47.94% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and cooper, butcher, miller, merchant, joiner, cultivator, undefined code, shoemaker, servant, carpenter, mason, tailor, lithographer, tanner, bricklayer, weaver, saddler, baker, brewer, farmer and mechanic, daughter, mechanic, cook, economist, shingler, smith, lender, clerk, cigar maker, seamstress, student, doctor of medicine, musician, painter, landlord, tinman, watchmaker, locksmith, blacksmith, country man, barber, gardener, engineer, housekeeper, spinster, waiter, gentleman, bread baker, architect, sister of mercy, teacher, peasant, grocer, miner, scholar migrated to US.

Ernst Namesakes

  • Emil Ernst, German astronomer and discoverer of a minor planet
  • Jim Ernst, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Tony Ernst, journalist and writer of Swedish hip hop
  • Gustav Ernst, Austrian playwright, novelist and screenwriter
  • Klaus Ernst, leading member of the Labour and Social Justice Party and now The Left
  • Carl W. Ernst, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Islamic studies at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Mensen Ernst, was born as Mons Monsen Øyri
  • W. G. Ernst, American geologist specializing
  • Sebastian Ernst, German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres
  • Alice Henson Ernst, American playwright, professor and author
  • Richard R. Ernst, Swiss physical chemist and Nobel Laureate
  • Edzard Ernst, academic physician and researcher specializing
  • Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet
  • Jimmy Ernst, American painter born in Germany
  • Richard P. Ernst, Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky
  • Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer
  • Morris Ernst, American lawyer and co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union
  • Fabian Ernst, German retired footballer
  • William Gordon Ernst, Canadian politician
  • Donald W. Ernst, American film
  • Karl Ernst, SA-Gruppenführer who, in early 1933
  • Ron Ernst, American football coach and former player

Ernst Namesakes

  • Emil Ernst, German astronomer and discoverer of a minor planet
  • Jim Ernst, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Tony Ernst, journalist and writer of Swedish hip hop
  • Gustav Ernst, Austrian playwright, novelist and screenwriter
  • Klaus Ernst, leading member of the Labour and Social Justice Party and now The Left
  • Carl W. Ernst, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Islamic studies at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Mensen Ernst, was born as Mons Monsen Øyri
  • W. G. Ernst, American geologist specializing
  • Sebastian Ernst, German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres
  • Alice Henson Ernst, American playwright, professor and author
  • Richard R. Ernst, Swiss physical chemist and Nobel Laureate
  • Edzard Ernst, academic physician and researcher specializing
  • Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet
  • Jimmy Ernst, American painter born in Germany
  • Richard P. Ernst, Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky
  • Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and composer
  • Morris Ernst, American lawyer and co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union
  • Fabian Ernst, German retired footballer
  • William Gordon Ernst, Canadian politician
  • Donald W. Ernst, American film
  • Karl Ernst, SA-Gruppenführer who, in early 1933
  • Ron Ernst, American football coach and former player

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