The Englert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,421 people carried this name — #7,525 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,431).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Englert surname

A male surname from German.

Borrowed from German Englert.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Englert» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

273 people named Englert have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 322 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 104
Lesser Poland 41
Greater Poland 34
Masovian 26
Pomeranian 18
Lower Silesian 14
West Pomeranian 13
Holy Cross 9

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

43 people named Englert live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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

Where they live today

Bern 15
Zurich 9
Vaud 7
Zug 5
St. Gallen 4
Basel-Landschaft 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 30 people named Englert.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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 5
Moselle 10
Meurthe-et-Moselle 4
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Paris 2
Haut-Rhin 2
Vosges 1
Pas-de-Calais 1
Val-d’Oise 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

26 people named Englert is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 26

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

Englert in American newspapers,
1911–1919.

Newspaper page from St. Helens Mist carrying the name Englert
St. Helens Mist 1914-07-24
Newspaper page from The Cordova Daily Times carrying the name Englert
The Cordova Daily Times 1919-08-04
Newspaper page from Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser carrying the name Englert
Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser 1911-09-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,907 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Englert in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

3,492 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Englert. The most, 852, 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 New South Wales, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,067
Queensland 374
Victoria 17
Western Australia 14
ACT (Canberra) 9
South Australia 9
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Englert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marie Englert 1594–1618
  • Anton Englert 1674–1751 · composer
  • Władysław Englert 1805–1863
  • Joseph Englert 1824–1903 · Oberregierungsrat
  • Luís Englert 1861–1931 · teacher
  • Michael Englert 1868–1956 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Englert,
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 States1,089 records

1,089 records of the Englert name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 392
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 321
  • Other U.S. records 376
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence L. Englert

    Born 1919 in Canada. Enlisted 1941 at Missoula, Montana; farm hand from Carbon County, Montana. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Bridger Cemetery, Montana.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the Weser from Bremen, aged 21; farmer. From Waldkirch, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Raymond Englert

    Born 1949; from Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. Army, tactical wire operations specialist; killed in action 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,089 records for Englert in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany485 records

485 records of the Englert name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 467
  • German applications to settle and marry 10
  • German emigration and citizenship files 8
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Englert

    Born 1899; from Mannheim. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 3 September 1918; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 16).

    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 August Englert

    Left Oberschwarzach for North America in 1854.

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

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Rockenstein in 1854; journeyman miller.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 485 records for Englert 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).

Netherlands60 records

60 records of the Englert name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 34
  • Dutch population registers 26
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Katharina Magdalena Franziska Englert

    Married in 1931 in Rotterdam. Died 1970 in Lochem.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pieter Englert

    Born 1863 in Kuinre. Died 1863 in Kuinre.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elisabeth Englert

    In the population register of Aarle-Rixtel; nun, born 1894 in Hopferstadt (D).

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Englert 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Englert name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 10
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Other Australian records 9
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Martin Max August Englert

    Chemical engineer of Ringwood, Victoria; died 1996.

    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 Fred Englert

    Arrived in Victoria in 1900 aboard the Barbarossa, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record William A. Englert

    Naturalised in Queensland in 1865.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Englert in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France14 records

14 records of the Englert 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 Marguerite Englert

    Born 1907 in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle); died 1996 in Verdun (Meuse).

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

    Born 1938 in Nancy; died 1985 in Toul (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

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

    Born 1896 in Wittring; died 1998 in Sierck-les-Bains (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Englert 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).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Englert name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Walter Lawrence Englert

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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