Explore the Family Name Eckermann

The meaning of Eckermann

German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Ecker, a small river in the Harz Mountains.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eckermann has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the course of a decade. In the year 2000, it ranked 77,222nd, whereas by 2010 it had fallen to 81,458th, which is a change of -5.49%. The count of individuals bearing this surname remained virtually unchanged, increasing by only one person from 231 in 2000 to 232 in 2010. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, the occurrence of the name also saw a decrease, falling from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010, a change of -11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#81,458	-5.49%
Count	231	232	0.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eckermann

Regarding its ethnic identity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Eckermann surname is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, approximately 96.54% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a proportion that decreased slightly to 93.10% by 2010. The census data shows that there was no recorded instance of this surname among people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. The representation of people identifying as two or more races and carrying the surname dropped from 2.16% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Notably, the data reflects an emergence of individuals with the Eckermann name identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which was absent in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	93.1%	-3.56%
Hispanic	0%	2.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.16%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%