Explore the Family Name Eiben

The meaning of Eiben

1. North German: patronymic from the personal name Eibe. 2. South German: from a personal name based on ancient Germanic īwa ‘yew tree’, or a topographic name for someone living by a yew tree, from Middle High German ībe ‘yew’. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eiben saw a minor decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 36,045, but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to a rank of 36,695. This represents a mild popularity change of -1.8. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Eiben surname increased from 588 in 2000 to 609 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.57. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, there was a decrease from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, signifying a downward trend of -4.55.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#36,695	-1.8%
Count	588	609	3.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eiben

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the Eiben surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 96.60% to 95.89%. The Hispanic representation within this surname saw an increase from 2.04% to 2.63%, marking a positive change of 28.92%. There was a small percentage of those who identified with two or more races, which decreased from 1.02% in 2000 to 0.82% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories all reported no individuals with the Eiben surname during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	95.89%	-0.73%
Hispanic	2.04%	2.63%	28.92%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0.82%	-19.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%