Explore the Family Name Eisenbach

The meaning of Eisenbach

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places so named, from Middle High German īsen ‘iron’ + bach ‘stream’. As a Jewish name it is sometimes artificial. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Aron, Moishe, Mordechai, Moshe, Pinchas, Rivki, Ronit, Shalom, Yaakov.

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

The surname Eisenbach has experienced an increase in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Eisenbach ranked 43,955th in popularity with a count of 462, or a proportion of 0.17 per 100k people. By 2010, the surname had risen in rank to 37,993rd, with a count of 584 and a proportion of 0.2 per 100k people. This represents a change of 13.56 in ranking and a 26.41 increase in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,955	#37,993	13.56%
Count	462	584	26.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.2	17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eisenbach

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that individuals with the Eisenbach surname identified primarily as White, with 93.07 percent in 2000 and 95.21 percent in 2010, marking a 2.3 percent increase. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, though this decreased from 3.68 percent in 2000 to 2.57 percent in 2010. In 2000, 2.16 percent identified as having two or more ethnic identities; this figure decreased to 1.20 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the census recorded no individuals with the Eisenbach surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010, 0.86 percent did. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.07%	95.21%	2.3%
Hispanic	3.68%	2.57%	-30.16%
Two or More Races	2.16%	1.2%	-44.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.86%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%