Explore the Family Name Eichenauer

The meaning of Eichenauer

German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Eichenau (Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Silesia, East Prussia). Some characteristic forenames: German Hasso.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Eichenauer surname saw a slight shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 67,317th in popularity and moved to the 70,833rd position in 2010, marking a decline of 5.22%. However, the total count of people bearing this surname slightly increased from 274 to 276 during the same period, indicating a modest growth of 0.73%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people dropped by 10%, suggesting that while the number of individuals named Eichenauer grew, the overall population increase was greater.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,317	#70,833	-5.22%
Count	274	276	0.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eichenauer

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Eichenauer surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it's shown that most individuals identify as White, although that proportion decreased slightly from 97.81% in 2000 to 96.01% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among those carrying the Eichenauer surname experienced an increase of 32.42%, going from 2.19% in 2000 to 2.9% in 2010. There were no changes reported in the proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races; all these groups maintained a zero percentage in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.81%	96.01%	-1.84%
Hispanic	2.19%	2.9%	32.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%