Explore the Family Name Eisenman

The meaning of Eisenman

Americanized form of German Eisenmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Eisenman has seen a slight decline over a decade. The rank of the name dropped from 14,939 in 2000 to 15,210 in 2010, marking a decrease of 1.81%. However, the number of people bearing the surname increased by 6.66% during the same period, with a count of 1,816 in 2000 increasing to 1,937 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 1.49%, suggesting that while more individuals carry the Eisenman surname, its relative prevalence compared to other surnames has slightly diminished.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,939	#15,210	-1.81%
Count	1,816	1,937	6.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.66	-1.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eisenman

When it comes to ethnic identity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Eisenman surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, although there has been a minor decrease in this association between 2000 and 2010 (from 94.55% to 93.03%). Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation among those with this surname saw a significant increase of 40.64% during the same period. There was also a small increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races. In 2010, there were new associations formed with Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities, which were not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.55%	93.03%	-1.61%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.63%	40.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.65%	1.86%	12.73%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.6%	7.38%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.26%	0%