Explore the Family Name Ekstein

The meaning of Ekstein

German and Jewish: variant of Eckstein. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mendel, Shalom, Asher, Meir, Menachem, Moshe, Shloma, Shlomo. German Otto, Rudi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ekstein saw a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 48,665 among all surnames, while by 2010, its position had improved to 47,966. This represents a positive change of 1.44% in its ranking. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased during this period from 407 to 441, showing a growth rate of 8.35%. However, the proportion per 100k remained constant at 0.15 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#47,966	1.44%
Count	407	441	8.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ekstein

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most people with the surname Ekstein identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. While almost 98.28% identified as White in 2000, this percentage slightly decreased to 97.51% by 2010. Interestingly, the data shows no people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. There is a decrease in those identifying with two or more races, from 1.23% in 2000 to none reported in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Ekstein surname population made a new appearance, going from zero in 2000 to 1.13% in 2010. Please note that wherever "(S)" appears, the information was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.28%	97.51%	-0.78%
Hispanic	0%	1.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%