Explore the Family Name Eagles

The meaning of Eagles

1. English: variant of Eagle, with post-medieval excrescent -s. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of French Eglise: topographic name for someone who lived near a church (Old French eclise, from Latin ecclesia).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eagles has experienced changes in terms of its popularity over the years. In 2000, the Eagles surname was ranked 24,368th in popularity, however, it dropped slightly in rank to 26,471st by 2010. This represented a change of -8.63%. During the same time period, the count also reduced from 963 in 2000 to 922 in 2010, demonstrating a decrease of -4.26%. The proportion of individuals with the Eagles surname per 100k also declined from 0.36 to 0.31, marking a decrease of -13.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,368	#26,471	-8.63%
Count	963	922	-4.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eagles

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Eagles, there were noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.62% to 0.76%, while those reporting two or more races rose dramatically from 2.08% to 3.04%. The proportion identifying as White saw a slight decrease from 81.10% to 76.57%. Those reporting Hispanic ethnicity showed a significant increase from 1.14% to 2.71%. Individuals identifying as Black went up from 14.23% to 15.94%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native rose modestly from 0.83% to 0.98%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.1%	76.57%	-5.59%
Black	14.23%	15.94%	12.02%
Two or More Races	2.08%	3.04%	46.15%
Hispanic	1.14%	2.71%	137.72%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	0.98%	18.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.76%	22.58%