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    The surname Eagleman

    A German surname, carried by 314 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex E245

    Eagleman: #63,524 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Eagleman #63,524, 314 people Eagleman: #63,524 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Eagleman #63,524, 314 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eagleman is more common than 60.8% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    * Native American surname translated from names like Lakota waŋblí (“eagle”) Wičaša (“man”). * Also Americanized from the Jewish surname Egelman, Igelmann, from German Igel (“hedgehog”) + Mann. Compare Igel.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 314 people named Eagleman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 983,266 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 306.

    #63,524
    rank among US surnames
    314
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #61,376)

    Who is named Eagleman

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Eagleman identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

    • American Indian and Alaska Native 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Two or more races 3.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.

    Famous Eaglemans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Eagleman
      American neuroscientist and author, born 1971

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Eagleman

    Eagleman has the Soundex code E245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E245.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Eagleman come from?
    * Native American surname translated from names like Lakota waŋblí (“eagle”) Wičaša (“man”). * Also Americanized from the Jewish surname Egelman, Igelmann, from German Igel (“hedgehog”) + Mann. Compare Igel.
    How common is the surname Eagleman?
    314 people in the United States had the surname Eagleman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 983,266 Americans. It ranked 63,524th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eagleman?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Eagleman identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Eagleman?
    David Eagleman, American neuroscientist and author.
    Where is the surname Eagleman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Eagleman in the United States.
    Is the surname Eagleman getting more or less common?
    More common. 306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 314 in 2010, up 2.6%.