Explore the Family Name Easterly

The meaning of Easterly

1. Americanized form of German Oesterle. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Dutch Oosterlee: probably a habitational name from the farm name Oosterlee in De Lier, South Holland, or from Oostlaar, in 1293 Oesterle, in the province of North Brabant.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Easterly saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Easterly was ranked 11,937th in popularity and by 2010, it had slipped to 12,593rd place, marking a change of -5.5%. However, the total count of individuals with the Easterly surname slightly increased during this period, moving from 2,401 to 2,458, showing an increase of 2.37%. The proportion per 100k people also experienced a decrease, falling from 0.89 to 0.83, indicating a drop of 6.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,937	#12,593	-5.5%
Count	2,401	2,458	2.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	0.83	-6.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Easterly

The ethnicity of those with the Easterly surname has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 24.24%, and those claiming two or more races rose by 28.10%. White individuals holding the Easterly surname decreased slightly by -2.04%, while the Hispanic population increased significantly by 80.56%. The percentage of Black individuals grew modestly by 5.53%, whereas American Indian and Alaskan Natives saw a decrease of -9.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.88%	85.11%	-2.04%
Black	9.95%	10.5%	5.53%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.95%	80.56%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.55%	28.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0.49%	-9.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.41%	24.24%