Explore the Family Name Eschmann

The meaning of Eschmann

German and Swiss German: 1. topographic name for someone who lived by an area of land where grain was grown, or perhaps a status name for someone who owned such land, from Esch + -mann ‘man’. 2. from the ancient Germanic personal name Aseman, formed with Old High German asc ‘ash tree’ + man ‘man’. Compare Ashman, Eschman, and Eshman. Some characteristic forenames: German Jurgen, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eschmann saw a mild drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eschmann ranked 37,266 in popularity, but by 2010 it fell to 39,607, marking a 6.28% decrease. The number of people carrying this surname also declined slightly from 563 in 2000 to 555 in 2010, representing a 1.42% decrease. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Eschmann surname per 100,000 individuals dropped by 9.52%, from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,266	#39,607	-6.28%
Count	563	555	-1.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eschmann

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the Eschmann surname holders identify as White. In 2000, 96.09% declared themselves as White and this figure marginally decreased to 96.04% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also experienced a slight decline from 3.02% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010, showing a 10.60% change. However, no individuals with the Eschmann surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races during both census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.09%	96.04%	-0.05%
Hispanic	3.02%	2.7%	-10.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%