The Ernesto Family Name

The last name Ernesto is one of the recorded forms of Ernst, a German family name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Earnest, resolute”.

Arms associated with the name

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A variant of Ernst

Records show Ernesto as one of the forms Ernst took over time.

The 2010 census count for Ernesto in the United States was 204, good for rank 90,495. Of these, 51% identified as Hispanic or Latino. Spain's INE counts 105 residents with Ernesto as first surname and 99 with it as second. Research your Ernesto family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.