Explore the Family Name Eisenstadt

The meaning of Eisenstadt

Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from a place, formerly in Hungary, now in Austria, known in Yiddish as Ayznshtot ‘Iron City’. See also Ash 3. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Zolman, Herzl, Hyman, Mendel. German Eugen, Frieda, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eisenstadt saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,152nd most popular and dropped to 56,972nd by 2010, indicating a change of -5.21%. Despite this, the total count of individuals with the Eisenstadt surname increased marginally from 357 to 358 during the same period. Proportionately, there were roughly 0.13 Eisenstadts per 100,000 people in 2000, which decreased to approximately 0.12 per 100,000 by 2010—a negative change of 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,152	#56,972	-5.21%
Count	357	358	0.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eisenstadt

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Eisenstadt, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed that the vast majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with tiny fluctuations (95.80% to 95.81%). The Hispanic ethnicity also had a notable increase from 1.68% to 2.23%, showing a growth of 32.74% over the decade. Interestingly, the category of "two or more races" appeared in 2010 at 1.40%, which didn't exist in 2000. However, no Eisenstadts identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the years surveyed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.8%	95.81%	0.01%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.23%	32.74%
Two or More Races	0%	1.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%