Explore the Family Name Eld

The meaning of Eld

1. English (Midlands, especially Staffordshire): distinguishing name for the older of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English elde ‘(old) age’. Compare Old. 2. Swedish: ornamental name from Old Norse eldr ‘flame’, ‘fire’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eld experienced a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 58,257 in 2000 to 66,754 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 14.59%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also diminished from 326 in 2000 to 296 in 2010, marking a decline of 9.2%. The proportion of the Eld surname per 100k people likewise saw a reduction from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, a drop of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#66,754	-14.59%
Count	326	296	-9.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eld

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnicity of people with the Eld surname shows a shift between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with this surname who identified as White increased by 4.10%, from 89.57% in 2000 to 93.24% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic decreased by 17.39%, from 3.68% in 2000 to 3.04% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black also reduced from 2.15% in 2000 to 1.69% in 2010, a decrease of 21.40%. Meanwhile, there was no change in the percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at 0%. However, the representation of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped to 0% in 2010, after being recorded at 4.29% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.57%	93.24%	4.1%
Hispanic	3.68%	3.04%	-17.39%
Black	2.15%	1.69%	-21.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.29%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%