Explore the Family Name Esplin

The meaning of Esplin

Scottish (Angus): from a Scots vernacular form of the personal name Absalom. Compare Asplin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Esplin has seen a significant rise in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Esplin was ranked as the 25,969th most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 23,153rd position, reflecting a 10.84% increase in rank. The actual count of people with the Esplin surname also increased from 888 to 1,102 during this period, marking a substantial growth of 24.1%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Esplin per 100,000 population rose from 0.33 to 0.37, indicating a 12.12% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,969	#23,153	10.84%
Count	888	1,102	24.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.37	12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Esplin

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Esplin, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, reveals that the majority of individuals with this name identify as White. In 2000, approximately 97.18% of Esplins were White, slightly dropping to 96.55% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a minor increase from 1.13% to 1.18% over the decade. Interestingly, there was a notable increase in the percentage of Esplins identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which almost doubled from 0.79% in 2000 to 1.54% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Esplin surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, and those identifying with two or more races dropped to none in 2010 from 0.90% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	96.55%	-0.65%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	1.54%	94.94%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.18%	4.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.9%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%