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    The surname Eason

    A patronymic surname, carried by 17,714 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈiː.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex E250

    Eason: #2,031 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Eason #2,031, 17,714 people Eason: #2,031 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Eason #2,031, 17,714 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eason is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    Patronymic surname, from Eade + -son.

    Eason is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 17,714 people named Eason in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,429 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,923.

    #2,031
    rank among US surnames
    17,714
    people in 2010
    6.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #1,949)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,022Delong17,84417,302
    #2,023Moreland17,83217,314
    #2,024Lorenzo17,82517,321
    #2,025Longoria17,81817,328
    #2,026Pelletier17,80817,337
    #2,027Sneed17,80417,341
    #2,028Skaggs17,77817,367

    Who is named Eason

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

    58% of people named Eason identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Easons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Eason come from?
    Patronymic surname, from Eade + -son.
    How common is the surname Eason?
    17,714 people in the United States had the surname Eason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,429 Americans. It ranked 2,031st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eason?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Eason identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Eason?
    B. Reeves Eason, American film director, actor (1886-1956), followed by Tari Eason.
    Where is the surname Eason most common?
    Wikidata records people named Eason in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Eason?
    Eason is /ˈiː.sən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Eason?
    Eason is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Eason getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,714 in 2010, up 4.7%.