Explore the Family Name Eastburn

The meaning of Eastburn

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from either of two places called Eastburn, one in East and one in Yorkshire, so named from Old English ēast, ēasten ‘east’ + burna ‘stream’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Eastburn witnessed a decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 17582 in 2000 to 18793 in 2010, signifying a decrease of 6.89%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Eastburn surname also dropped by 1.09%, from 1474 in 2000 to 1458 in 2010. This is reflected in the proportion per 100k metric as well, which declined from 0.55 in 2000 to 0.49 in 2010, marking a fall of 10.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,582	#18,793	-6.89%
Count	1,474	1,458	-1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.49	-10.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eastburn

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting changes over the decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as White with the surname Eastburn decreased slightly from 95.52% in 2000 to 93.76% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also reduced from 1.02% to 0.69% during the same period. However, there was a significant increase in people affiliating with two or more races and Hispanic ethnicity within the Eastburn surname bearers. Individuals of two or more races increased by 109.47%, while those identifying as Hispanic grew by an impressive 116.91%. Data for Black ethnicity and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity remained suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.52%	93.76%	-1.84%
Hispanic	1.36%	2.95%	116.91%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.99%	109.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.02%	0.69%	-32.35%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%