Explore the Family Name Eveland

The meaning of Eveland

1. Americanized form of German Iffland. 2. Americanized form of Norwegian Iveland: habitational name from the farm name Iveland, found in two places in Agder, from an undocumented Old Norse word for yew and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Eveland saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eveland was ranked 10,655, but by 2010, it had dropped to 11,288 in rank, marking a change of -5.94%. However, the count of people carrying the Eveland surname rose slightly from 2,756 in 2000 to 2,799 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.56%. The proportion per 100k individuals also dipped from 1.02 to 0.95, reflecting a decrease of -6.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,655	#11,288	-5.94%
Count	2,756	2,799	1.56%
Proportion per 100k	1.02	0.95	-6.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eveland

The ethnicity associated with the surname Eveland also experienced changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.75% identified as White, which fell slightly to 94.14% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw an increase of 41.38%, moving from 0.58% in 2000 to 0.82% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races remained relatively stable, with only a 0.61% change from 1.63% to 1.64%. The Hispanic population saw significant growth, nearly doubling from 1.16% to 2.29%. However, those identifying as Black saw a decrease of -27.50%, falling from 0.40% to 0.29%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native population went up from 0.47% to 0.82%, marking a 74.47% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.75%	94.14%	-1.68%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.29%	97.41%
Two or More Races	1.63%	1.64%	0.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0.82%	41.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0.82%	74.47%
Black	0.4%	0.29%	-27.5%