Explore the Family Name Eshete

The meaning of Eshete

Ethiopian: from the personal name Eshete, which is interpreted as e.g. ‘my young grain’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

The surname Eshete showed significant growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it ranked 134,929 in popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed dramatically to rank 62,045 – a change of 54.02%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased considerably. In 2000, there were 115 people with the surname Eshete, while in 2010, the count was 323, marking an increase of 180.87%. The proportion per 100,000 people also rose from 0.04 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, a rise of 175%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#134,929	#62,045	54.02%
Count	115	323	180.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.11	175%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eshete

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that most people with the Eshete surname identified as Black. In 2000, 80.87% of individuals with the Eshete surname identified as Black, and this figure increased to 95.05% by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races declined sharply from 13.91% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010. A new addition in 2010 was the White category, with 2.17% of individuals with the Eshete surname identifying as such. There were no reported persons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.87%	95.05%	17.53%
Two or More Races	13.91%	2.17%	-84.4%
White	0%	2.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%