Explore the Family Name Esterline

The meaning of Esterline

Americanized form of German Österlein or of its variant Esterlein: topographic name for someone whose home was to the east of a settlement, from Middle High German ōster- ‘easterly’ + the hypocoristic suffix līn, or a nickname for someone born at Easter, from Middle High German ōster- ‘Easter’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Esterline saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 21192 in 2000, it fell to 22392 by 2010, marking a negative change of 5.66 percent. The count of individuals with this last name also dipped marginally from 1154 in 2000 to 1150 in 2010, representing a decrease of 0.35 percent. Overall, the proportion of people named Esterline per 100,000 decreased by 9.3 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,192	#22,392	-5.66%
Count	1,154	1,150	-0.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.39	-9.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Esterline

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Esterline surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of 0.66 percent in this group. The Hispanic population increased by 14.84 percent during this period. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped entirely, while the "Two or more races" category emerged with 1.04 percent in 2010. There was no reported Black demographic for either year. Proportionally fewer Esterlines identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 than in 2000, showing a reduction of 17.89 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	95.3%	-0.66%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.09%	14.84%
Two or More Races	0%	1.04%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.95%	0.78%	-17.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%