Explore the Family Name Eastland

The meaning of Eastland

English (southeastern): from Middle English est ‘east’ + lond ‘land’, often a habitational name from a residence near one of the many minor places so called, but sometimes from Estlond, a nickname referring to eastern Germany or the Baltic states. Compare Easterling.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Eastland" slightly decreased in ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 19,797 to 19,955, a change of -0.8%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.84% during the same period, going from 1,258 to 1,344. Interestingly, the proportion per 100k people dipped slightly by -2.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,797	#19,955	-0.8%
Count	1,258	1,344	6.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.46	-2.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eastland

In terms of ethnic identity, the distribution associated with the surname "Eastland" also saw changes between 2000 and 2010. White representation remained steady at approximately 71%, increasing only marginally by 0.13%. The Black community saw a decrease of -5.40%, dropping from 23.13% to 21.88%. Hispanic ethnicity experienced an increase of 31.51%, rising from 2.38% to 3.13%. Although previously unrepresented in 2000, the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities recorded proportions of 0.52% and 0.37% respectively in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased by 8.54%. This data is again based on the comprehensive Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.86%	71.95%	0.13%
Black	23.13%	21.88%	-5.4%
Hispanic	2.38%	3.13%	31.51%
Two or More Races	1.99%	2.16%	8.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.37%	0%