Explore the Family Name Ebben

The meaning of Ebben

1. Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Ebbe, derived from Egbert after conversion by assimilation into Ebbert. It is common in the Dutch-German border region of Kleve, Gelderland, and North Brabant. 2. English (Middlesex): probably a shortened variant of Eburne, itself a possible variant of Hepburn.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ebben saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 31,126th most popular surname, whereas it fell to the 34,032nd position by 2010, marking a drop of approximately 9.34%. The number of people bearing this surname also declined from 705 in 2000 to 668 in 2010, representing a decrease of about 5.25%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Ebben per 100,000 people diminished by 11.54% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,126	#34,032	-9.34%
Count	705	668	-5.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.23	-11.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ebben

The ethnic identity associated with the Ebben surname underwent some transformations from 2000 to 2010, as evident from the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all (98.72%) Ebben surname bearers identified as White, but this percentage dropped to 97.01% in 2010. During the same period, there were no reported instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, small proportions of individuals with the Ebben surname started identifying as Hispanic, Black, or belonging to two or more races, each making up 0.75% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.72%	97.01%	-1.73%
Two or More Races	0%	0.9%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.75%	0%
Black	0%	0.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%