How common is the surname Eaglin?

1,678 people in the United States had the surname Eaglin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. It ranked 16,944th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eaglin?

Snooks Eaglin, American musician (1936–2009).

Where is the surname Eaglin most common?

Wikidata records people named Eaglin in the United States.

Is the surname Eaglin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,458 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,678 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Eaglin

A surname, carried by 1,678 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eaglin is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,678 people named Eaglin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,458.

#16,944

rank among US surnames

1,678

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+15.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,719)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,939	McBean	1,679	183,887
#16,944	Pico	1,678	183,996
#16,953	Chittum	1,677	184,106

Who is named Eaglin

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

64% of people named Eaglin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 64%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Eaglins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Snooks Eaglin
American musician (1936–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eaglin

Eagleman

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

Questions

How common is the surname Eaglin?: 1,678 people in the United States had the surname Eaglin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. It ranked 16,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eaglin?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Eaglin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eaglin?: Snooks Eaglin, American musician (1936–2009).
Where is the surname Eaglin most common?: Wikidata records people named Eaglin in the United States.
Is the surname Eaglin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,458 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,678 in 2010, up 15%.