Explore the Family Name Eick

The meaning of Eick

North German: topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree or in an oak wood, from Middle Low German eke ‘oak’. The South German cognate Eich is sometimes Americanized as Eick.

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

The surname Eick, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, ranked 20,284 in popularity in 2000 and slightly dropped to 20,480 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 0.97%. Despite this minor drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the Eick surname increased by 6.23% from 1,220 in 2000 to 1,296 in 2010. However, when viewed in proportion per 100k people, the presence of the Eick surname showed a slight decline of 2.22%, moving from 0.45 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,284	#20,480	-0.97%
Count	1,220	1,296	6.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.44	-2.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eick

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Eick surname identified as White, accounting for 96.89% in 2000 and 95.83% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of 1.09%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase of 35.09%, rising from 0.57% in 2000 to 0.77% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities rose from 0.98% in 2000 to 1.39% in 2010, marking an increase of 41.84%. Notably, the Hispanic identification saw the greatest increase of 73.47%, jumping from 0.98% in 2000 to 1.7% in 2010. There were no reported changes for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	95.83%	-1.09%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.7%	73.47%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.39%	41.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.77%	35.09%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%