# East (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/east/  
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 | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,684 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,843 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,341 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (12,357 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /iːst/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Eastes |

## Etymology

By proprialization from east.

## Who carries it

Share of people named East 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named East in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil.

## People named East

- Shawn Johnson East, American artistic gymnast (born 1992)
- Nathan East, American jazz, R&B and rock bassist, guitarist and singer (born 1955)
- Chloe East, American actress and dancer (born 2001)
- Alfred East, British artist (1844-1913)
- Jeff East, American actor
- John Porter East, American politician (1931-1986)
- Edward Murray East, American plant geneticist, botanist, agronomist and eugenicist (1879-1938)
- May East, Brazilian singer
- Edward H. East, American politician (1830-1904)

## Similar surnames

Esqueda, Escoto, Escutia, Estey, Euceda.

## 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.