# Eason (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eason/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,714 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,031 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,429 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (16,923 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiː.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Patronymic surname, from Eade + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eason in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eason in the United States.

## People named Eason

- B. Reeves Eason, American film director, actor (1886-1956)
- Tari Eason, American basketball player (born 2001)

## Similar surnames

Egan, Eagan, Eugene, Eakin, Eisen, Exum, Eugenio, Eggen, Eagen, Essen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.