The Enders surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,584 people carried this name — #9,114 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,516 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

48 people named Enders live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 14
Aargau 7
Schaffhausen 7
Bern 5
Vaud 5
St. Gallen 4
Basel-Stadt 3
Ticino 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 26 people named Enders.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Moselle 10
Paris 6
Pas-de-Calais 3
Aisne 2
Nord 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

31 people named Enders is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 31

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Enders in American newspapers,
1844–1921.

Newspaper page from The Bourbon News carrying the name Enders
The Bourbon News 1901-09-03
Newspaper page from Bloomington Herald carrying the name Enders
Bloomington Herald 1844-09-20
Newspaper page from Ashland Weekly Tidings carrying the name Enders
Ashland Weekly Tidings 1921-09-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Enders in Australian newspapers,
1850s–2000s.

2,270 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Enders. The most, 379, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,223
Queensland 333
New South Wales 262
ACT (Canberra) 238
South Australia 79
Western Australia 75
Tasmania 41

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Enders.

Who carried it

People named Enders,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karel Enders 1660–1727 · theologian
  • Alexander von Enders 1735–1789 · writer
  • Carl Wilhelm Enders 1778–1841 · bookseller
  • Caspar Enders 1797–1875 · restaurateur
  • Philipp Enders 1808–1878 · physician
  • Jan Nepomuk Enders 1815–1877 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Enders,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,155 records

1,155 records of the Enders name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 548
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 342
  • Other U.S. records 265
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward Reinold Enders

    Born 1929; from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea. Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marlin E. Enders

    Born 1914 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Wilkes Barre; driver from Schuylkill County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marie Enders

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Moltke from Cuxhaven, aged 28; house maid. From New York, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,155 records for Enders in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany771 records

771 records of the Enders name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 748
  • German applications to settle and marry 13
  • German emigration and citizenship files 10
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Albert Enders

    Born 1894; from Frankfurt a. M. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 8 December 1915; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 2 May 1917; then reported dead in the list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 3).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Maria Enders

    Left Schönfuß for North America in 1852.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lorenz Enders

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Lochau in 1828; farmer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 771 records for Enders in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands324 records

324 records of the Enders name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 154
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 130
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 40
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andries Enders

    Married in 1884 in Utrecht. Died 1910 in Utrecht, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Wilhemina Enders

    Married in 1913 in Rotterdam. Died 1942 in Poortugaal, aged 52.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Johan Diderik Enders

    Died 1843 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 31; lithographer.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 324 records for Enders in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia84 records

84 records of the Enders name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 31
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 23
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Keith Howe Enders

    Retired farmer of Stanhope, Victoria; died 1987.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elise Enders

    Arrived in Queensland in 1861 aboard the Grassbrook.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frederike Enders

    Arrived in Victoria in 1866 aboard the Great Britain, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 84 records for Enders in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France10 records

10 records of the Enders name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mathilde Germaine Enders

    Born 1898 in Metz (Moselle); died 1988 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Enders

    Born 1910 in Paris; died 1991 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marc Jacques Enders

    Born 1922 in Paris; died 1991 in Pontoise (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Enders in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Enders name in Canada
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Arnold Carl Enders

    Buried in 1977 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 70.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Katherina Enders

    Died 1983; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hazel E. Enders

    Buried in 1986 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 76.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Enders in Canada.

Counts: Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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