How common is the surname East?

12,684 people in the United States had the surname East in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,341 Americans. It ranked 2,843rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named East?

Shawn Johnson East, American artistic gymnast (born 1992), followed by Nathan East.

Where is the surname East most common?

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

Is the surname East getting more or less common?

More common. 12,357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,684 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname East

A surname, carried by 12,684 people in the United States.

Pronounced /iːst/ 1 syllable Soundex E230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). East is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

By proprialization from east.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,684 people named East in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,341 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,357.

#2,843

rank among US surnames

12,684

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,684)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,839	Hammonds	12,710	24,292
#2,841	Steinberg	12,709	24,293
#2,842	Breaux	12,705	24,301
#2,843	East	12,684	24,341

Who is named East

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

84% of people named East identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Easts

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1957
John Porter East
American politician (1931-1986)
Edward Murray East
American plant geneticist, botanist, agronomist and eugenicist (1879-1938)
May East
Brazilian singer, born 1959
Edward H. East
American politician (1830-1904)

Notable Easts come mostly from the United States (7), the United Kingdom (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Eastes

East has the Soundex code E230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E230.

Questions

Where does the surname East come from?: By proprialization from east.
How common is the surname East?: 12,684 people in the United States had the surname East in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,341 Americans. It ranked 2,843rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname East?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named East identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named East?: Shawn Johnson East, American artistic gymnast (born 1992), followed by Nathan East.
Where is the surname East most common?: Wikidata records people named East in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil.
How do you pronounce East?: East is /iːst/, one syllable.
Is the surname East getting more or less common?: More common. 12,357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,684 in 2010, up 2.6%.
What are other spellings of East?: Eastes.