Explore the Family Name Eslick

The meaning of Eslick

English (Devon and Cornwall): habitational name from Eastlake in Broadwoodwidger (Devon) or possibly from a similarly named place elsewhere, from Old English ēast lacu ‘the eastern stream’. Compare Eastlick.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Eslick has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eslick was ranked as the 16,735th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 17,734th position, marking a decrease of almost 6%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Eslick surname increased marginally from 1,573 in 2000 to 1,580 in 2010, representing a 0.45% growth. Similarly, the proportion of the U.S. population bearing the Eslick surname per 100k people declined by 6.9% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,735	#17,734	-5.97%
Count	1,573	1,580	0.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.54	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eslick

The ethnic identity of those with the surname Eslick also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 2.51%, while those reporting as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black saw small decreases of 2.22% and 2.82%, respectively. However, there were notable increases in the Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations, which grew by 69.11% and 32.68% respectively. The category of "Two or more races" also saw an increase, rising by 26.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.54%	89.24%	-2.51%
Hispanic	1.91%	3.23%	69.11%
Two or More Races	2.1%	2.66%	26.67%
Black	2.48%	2.41%	-2.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.53%	2.03%	32.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0.44%	-2.22%