Explore the Family Name Eiler

The meaning of Eiler

1. North German: variant of Eilert. 2. German: variant of Euler.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eiler has grown significantly in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eiler was ranked as the 14,422nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 7,560th spot, showing a change of 47.58%. The number of people with this surname also rose from 1,899 in 2000 to 4,397 in 2010, a remarkable increase of 131.54%. Accordingly, for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Eiler surname went up from 0.7 in 2000 to 1.49 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 112.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,422	#7,560	47.58%
Count	1,899	4,397	131.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	1.49	112.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eiler

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census depicts some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Eiler between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Eilers identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.58% to 94.70%, there were increases in other ethnicities. For instance, the portion identifying as Black rose from 0.58% to 1.00%, marking a 72.41% change. Those identifying with two or more races increased from 0.95% to 1.50%, a growth of 57.89%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Eilers identifying as Hispanic saw a small decrease, going from 2.26% to 2.09%. Interestingly, in 2010, a small percentage of Eilers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, categories that were not represented at all in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	94.7%	-0.92%
Hispanic	2.26%	2.09%	-7.52%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.5%	57.89%
Black	0.58%	1%	72.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.36%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.34%	0%