Explore the Family Name Esmond

The meaning of Esmond

English: from the Middle English personal name Esmond (Old English Ēastmund, ēast ‘grace, beauty’ + mund ‘protection’). A Norman French cognate, of ancient Germanic origin, is also found. See also Eastman.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Esmond has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Esmond ranked 33,471 in popularity and had a count of 643. By 2010, the rank had dipped slightly to 33,990 and the count increased marginally to 669. This reflects a minor decrease in rank by 1.55%, yet an increase in the count by approximately 4.04%. The proportion per 100k also fell by 4.17% during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,471	#33,990	-1.55%
Count	643	669	4.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Esmond

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Esmond has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010, as suggested by the Decennial U.S. Census data. Of those with the surname Esmond, about 80.87% identified as White in 2000, but this dropped to around 79.82% in 2010. There was also a small decrease in those identifying as Black, from 14.93% in 2000 to 14.35% in 2010. However, there was a notable increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 2.02% in 2000 to 2.84% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic was zero in the year 2000 but rose to 1.94% by 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.87%	79.82%	-1.3%
Black	14.93%	14.35%	-3.88%
Two or More Races	2.02%	2.84%	40.59%
Hispanic	0%	1.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.93%	0%	0%