Explore the Family Name Eilerman

The meaning of Eilerman

Americanized form of German Eilermann: from the personal name Eiler + Middle Low German man ‘man’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eilerman has seen significant growth in its popularity over a decade. It had a rank of 36,421 in the year 2000, which improved drastically to 24,031 by 2010, reflecting an upward shift of around 34%. In terms of count, there were approximately 580 individuals sharing this last name in 2000, which rose by almost 81% to 1,049 by 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Eilerman per 100,000 also saw a considerable increase of about 64%, from 0.22 to 0.36 within these ten years.

20002010Change
Rank#36,421#24,03134.02%
Count5801,04980.86%
Proportion per 100k0.220.3663.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eilerman

On the ethnicity front, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows the surname Eilerman is predominantly associated with White ethnic identity. In 2000, a whopping 99.48% of Eilermans identified as White, although this percentage slightly dropped to 97.33% by 2010. While other ethnicities were essentially nonexistent in 2000, by 2010 there was a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders (0.48%) and Hispanics (0.67%), along with those who identify with two or more races (1.33%). No significant changes were noted for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities during this period.

20002010Change
White99.48%97.33%-2.16%
Two or More Races0%1.33%0%
Hispanic0%0.67%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.48%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%