Explore the Family Name Eakman

The meaning of Eakman

Americanized form of Dutch Eekman, a variant of Eickman, possibly referring to a farm so named name, known in Denekamp Overijssel and Exel Gelderland, the former noted in 1494 as ter Eickt, although the Eekman’s in the province of Zeeland originate from a cavalryman in Lille in North France.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eakman experienced a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eakman was ranked as the 67,522nd most popular surname, but it fell to the 89,403rd position by 2010, marking a decline of 32.41%. The count of individuals with the Eakman surname also decreased during this period, going from 273 individuals in 2000 to 207 in 2010, showing a decrease of 24.18%. The proportion of people with the Eakman surname per 100,000 also lessened by 30% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#89,403	-32.41%
Count	273	207	-24.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eakman

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity shows that the majority of individuals with the Eakman surname identify as White. This group increased slightly from 93.41% in 2000 to 95.17% in 2010. There was also a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going up by 10% to reach 2.42% in 2010. However, the percentage of Eakmans who identified as belonging to two or more races dropped from 3.3% to zero over the decade. The percentage of Eakmans who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.41%	95.17%	1.88%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.42%	10%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.3%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%