Explore the Family Name Estrin

The meaning of Estrin

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Estra, a variant of Ester (see Esther). It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aron, Hyman, Moisey. Russian Igor, Anisim, Arkady, Grigory, Lev, Yevgeniy.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Estrin has seen a modest shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,429th in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it dropped slightly to the 38,265th spot, reflecting a decline of 2.23%. Despite this minor slip in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Estrin surname increased by 3.39%, rising from 560 in 2000 to 579 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 4.76% over the same period, from 0.21 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#38,265	-2.23%
Count	560	579	3.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Estrin

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Estrin surname identify as White, making up 93.75% of the group in 2000 and increasing slightly to 94.65% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic accounted for 3.04% in 2000, but this decreased to 2.59% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more races went up by 13.08%, from 1.07% in 2000 to 1.21% in 2010. No Estrins identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. Meanwhile, in 2000, 1.25% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.75%	94.65%	0.96%
Hispanic	3.04%	2.59%	-14.8%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.21%	13.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.25%	0%	0%