Explore the Family Name Esh

The meaning of Esh

1. Americanized form of German Esch. 2. English (Durham and Yorkshire): variant of Ash. History: This (see 1 above) is one of the variants of the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originally spelled Oesch and later, in Germany, Esch.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Esh has seen substantial growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 12,311th most common surname, but by 2010, it had jumped up to the 9,227th spot — a considerable improvement of 25.05%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also saw a significant increase of 52.37% during this period, with the proportion per 100,000 people rising from 0.86 to 1.2, marking an increase of 39.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,311	#9,227	25.05%
Count	2,316	3,529	52.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	1.2	39.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Esh

The ethnic identities associated with the surname Esh have also seen some shifts over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census information. The vast majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as White in both years, with a negligible decrease of 0.07% from 98.88% to 98.81%. Notably, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities recorded among the Esh population in 2010, where none had been noted in 2000. Additionally, the Hispanic ethnicity showed a growth of 74.36% over the decade, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category dropped completely. The number of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by 46.15%, from 0.26% to 0.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.88%	98.81%	-0.07%
Hispanic	0.39%	0.68%	74.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.23%	0%
Two or More Races	0.26%	0.14%	-46.15%
Black	0%	0.14%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.22%	0%	-100%