How Many People Are Named Ernestine Williams?

There are approximately 69 people named Ernestine Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,967,454 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ernestine with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 4,967,454 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ernestine

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Ernestine: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ernestine. The peak year was 1928 with 1,067 births. The average person named Ernestine today is 71 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ernestine

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ernestine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (58.83%). The next largest recorded groups were White (26.39%) and Hispanic (10.00%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ernestine in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ernestine rose or fell over time.

White

26.39%

Black

58.83%

Hispanic

10.00%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.80%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.87%

Two or More Races

2.10%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ernestine" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ernestine are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 69 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ernestine

Ernestine Smith Ernestine Johnson Ernestine Brown Ernestine Jones Ernestine Garcia

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Ernestine Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ernestine Williams?

We estimate approximately 69 people named Ernestine Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Ernestine is shared by 13,264 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Ernestine Williams?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,967,454 Americans. The first name Ernestine is uncommon and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Ernestine a male or female name?

Ernestine is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1928 and the average bearer today is 71 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ernestine?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ernestine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (58.83%). The next largest recorded groups were White (26.39%) and Hispanic (10.00%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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