Explore the Family Name Eyestone

The meaning of Eyestone

1. Americanized form of German Augenstein. 2. Possibly an altered form of English Eyston, a variant of Easton.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Eyestone saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Eyestone was ranked 44,350 in terms of surname prevalence in the United States, while by 2010 it had dipped to rank 46,138. This constitutes a change of -4.03 percent over the decade. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname slightly increased during this period from 457 to 462, representing a growth rate of 1.09 percent. The proportion of people with this last name per 100,000 dropped marginally from 0.17 to 0.16, reflecting a decrease of 5.88 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,350	#46,138	-4.03%
Count	457	462	1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eyestone

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Eyestone surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 93.87 percent identified as White, which slightly decreased to 93.07 percent in 2010. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity among the Eyestones in either year. A small percentage, 2.41 in 2000 growing to 3.68 in 2010, identified as Hispanic, marking a substantial increase of 52.70 percent. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category appeared in 2010 with 1.08 percent, where there had been none in 2000. The percentage identifying with two or more races declined from 1.75 to 1.52 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.87%	93.07%	-0.85%
Hispanic	2.41%	3.68%	52.7%
Two or More Races	1.75%	1.52%	-13.14%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%