Explore the Family Name Eastley

The meaning of Eastley

English (Devon): topographic name from Middle English est ‘east’ + lei(e) ‘open land, clearing’ (Old English ēast lēah), for someone who lived ‘at the east clearing’, or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Eastleigh (Hampshire), Eastleigh in Westleigh (Devon), or Eastley Farm in Leckhampstead (Berkshire).

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Eastley has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eastley ranked 94,676 in popularity and declined to 104,156 in 2010, representing a -10.01 change. The actual count of people with the Eastley surname also dropped from 179 in 2000 to 172 in 2010, a -3.91 change. This resulted in a slight drop in the proportion per 100k, going from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#94,676	#104,156	-10.01%
Count	179	172	-3.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eastley

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the Eastley surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White, with this group making up 94.41% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 93.02% in 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. The Black demographic saw a decrease, going from 3.91% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of Hispanic representation within those bearing the Eastley surname, which was at zero in 2000 but rose to 2.91% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.41%	93.02%	-1.47%
Hispanic	0%	2.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.91%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%