Explore the Family Name Eyerman

The meaning of Eyerman

1. Americanized form of German Eyermann: variant of Eiermann. 2. Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Eijerman, from a pet form of Eijer (see Eyer) with the component man ‘man’, in this connection meaning ‘sonny, laddie’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Eyerman has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 47,026th most popular surname in 2000, it moved to the 48,347th position in 2010, a decline of about 2.81%. Despite this drop in popularity rank, the count of individuals with this surname increased over the decade, with 425 individuals in 2000 rising to 437 in 2010, an increase of 2.82%. However, when looking at its proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of approximately 6.25%, moving from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#48,347	-2.81%
Count	425	437	2.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eyerman

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Eyerman surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that in 2000, 97.18% of Eyermans identified as white. By 2010, this percentage fell slightly to 95.65%. The Hispanic identification saw a noticeable increase during this period, going from 1.88% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010, which constitutes a 21.81% change. There were no reported associations of this surname with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either year. However, by 2010, 1.83% of Eyermans reported belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.18%	95.65%	-1.57%
Hispanic	1.88%	2.29%	21.81%
Two or More Races	0%	1.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%