Explore the Family Name Eichel

The meaning of Eichel

1. South German: habitational name from Eichel in Baden. 2. German: topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of an acorn. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerd, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eichel has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. It's ranking fell from 33,471 in 2000 to 35,294 in 2010, representing a change of -5.45 percent. The number of people with this surname also dropped marginally from 643 in 2000 to 638 in 2010, marking a decrease of -0.78 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Eichel surname per 100,000 individuals declined by -8.33 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,471	#35,294	-5.45%
Count	643	638	-0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eichel

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the Eichel surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, a majority of the bearers are of White ethnicity, accounting for 96.27 percent in 2000 and 94.51 percent in 2010. This represents a small decline of 1.83 percent over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained stable at 0.78 percent. There was a modest increase in people of two or more races from 1.87 percent to 2.04 percent. Notably, there were no recorded individuals of Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in 2000, but by 2010, the Hispanic representation had risen to 2.35 percent while the others remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.27%	94.51%	-1.83%
Hispanic	0%	2.35%	0%
Two or More Races	1.87%	2.04%	9.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	0.78%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%