The Ernest surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,694 people carried this name — #6,640 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,500 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
388 people named Ernest have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 459 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 310 people named Ernest.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 137 people named Ernest live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ernest.
- Eric 328 · U.S. census
- Erlich 774 · U.S. census
- Erman 700 · U.S. census
- Ermel 310 · U.S. census
- Ernandez 761 · U.S. census
- Ernenwein 112 · U.S. census
- Ernewein 116 · U.S. census
- Ernst 18,521 · U.S. census
- Erny 606 · U.S. census
- Erpelding 724 · U.S. census
- Errera 442 · U.S. census
- Errico 1,701 · U.S. census
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