Explore the Family Name Eary

The meaning of Eary

English (Essex): variant of Earey, itself a shortened variant of Erith, a habitational name from Earith in Huntingdonshire, or Erith in Kent.

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

The surname Eary, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,666th, but by 2010, it had dropped to 38,389th—a decrease of about 7.63%. The total count of people with this surname also decreased during this period, going from 596 in 2000 to 577 in 2010, a dip of about 3.19%. The proportion of individuals with the Eary surname per 100,000 people also declined by 9.09%, moving from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,666	#38,389	-7.63%
Count	596	577	-3.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eary

As per the Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnic identity, there were some shifts among those bearing the Eary surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority identified as White (93.46% in 2000 and 90.99% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 2.64%. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased significantly, rising by 87.57% from 1.85% in 2000 to 3.47% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more races also saw an increase, going up by 26.49% from 1.51% in 2000 to 1.91% in 2010. Additionally, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation at 1.91% in 2010, which was absent in 2000. However, the percentage of Black individuals fell to zero in 2010 from 1.68% in 2000. There was no recorded data for American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.46%	90.99%	-2.64%
Hispanic	1.85%	3.47%	87.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.91%	0%
Two or More Races	1.51%	1.91%	26.49%
Black	1.68%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%