Explore the Family Name Eagleman

The meaning of Eagleman

1. Native American (also Eagle Man): translation into English of a personal name such as Lakota Sioux Waŋbli Wičaša, composed of waŋbli ‘eagle’ and wičaša ‘man’. See also Eagle 4. 2. Americanized form of Jewish Egelman, itself an altered form of eastern Ashkenazic Igelmann: from German Igel ‘hedgehog’ + Mann ‘man’, one of surnames assigned at random to Jews by Christian German-speaking clerks (compare Igel).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Eagleman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eagleman was ranked 61,376 in popularity in 2000 and moved to the rank of 63,524 in 2010, reflecting a slight decrease of 3.5%. The count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 306 in 2000 to 314 in 2010, a growth of 2.61%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained unchanged at 0.11 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#63,524	-3.5%
Count	306	314	2.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eagleman

Looking at the ethnic identity distribution of those with the surname Eagleman according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, increasing from 62.75% in 2000 to 65.61% in 2010. Those who identified as White saw a small increase from 26.47% to 26.75%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 16.59%, moving from 4.58% to 3.82%. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped significantly from 5.56% to 2.87%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	62.75%	65.61%	4.56%
White	26.47%	26.75%	1.06%
Two or More Races	4.58%	3.82%	-16.59%
Hispanic	5.56%	2.87%	-48.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%