Explore the Family Name Eiseman

The meaning of Eiseman

Americanized form of German Eisemann (see Eisenmann).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Eiseman saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the Eiseman surname was ranked 23,940th in terms of popularity and dropped down to 26,873rd by 2010, marking a negative change of 12.25%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 984 in 2000 to 904 in 2010, indicating an 8.13% decrease. Similarly, the proportion of people per 100,000 with the surname Eiseman fell from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010, a decline of 13.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,940	#26,873	-12.25%
Count	984	904	-8.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eiseman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the distribution among people with the Eiseman surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals identified as White in both years (96.24% in 2000 and 93.92% in 2010), there were notable increases in other ethnic identities. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose impressively from 0.51% to 1.44%, marking an increase of 182.35%. Likewise, those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled from 1.12% to 2.32%, a change of 107.14%. There were slight increases in those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native as well. However, the percentage of individuals who identified as being of two or more races remained essentially unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.24%	93.92%	-2.41%
Hispanic	1.12%	2.32%	107.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	1.44%	182.35%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1%	-1.96%
Black	0.61%	0.66%	8.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.66%	29.41%