Explore the Family Name Easterlin

The meaning of Easterlin

Americanized form of German Oesterlin: 1. from the personal name Oesterlin, composed of the elements oster ‘Easter’ + the hypocoristic suffix -lin, thus denoting a child born on Easter Day. 2. nickname for someone living to the east of a settlement or coming from a place in the east, from late Middle High German ost ‘east’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Easterlin has maintained a steady popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked 56,687 in popularity and slightly shifted to rank 56,710 in 2010 showing a minimal decline by 0.04. The count of individuals with the Easterlin surname increased by 6.82%, from 337 in 2000 to 360 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.12 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,687	#56,710	-0.04%
Count	337	360	6.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Easterlin

When looking into the ethnic identity linked with the surname Easterlin, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority are identified as White, making up 86.65% in 2000 and 86.11% in 2010, a slight decrease of 0.62%. Those identifying as Black made up 9.79% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 9.72% in 2010. There were minor changes in other ethnicities, with those identifying with two or more races decreasing from 1.78% to 1.67%, and Hispanic decreasing from 1.78% to 1.39% over the same period. No data was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.65%	86.11%	-0.62%
Black	9.79%	9.72%	-0.72%
Two or More Races	1.78%	1.67%	-6.18%
Hispanic	1.78%	1.39%	-21.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%