How common is the surname Eastland?

1,344 people in the United States had the surname Eastland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. It ranked 19,955th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eastland?

James Eastland, American politician (1904–1986).

Where is the surname Eastland most common?

Wikidata records people named Eastland in the United States.

Is the surname Eastland getting more or less common?

More common. 1,258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,344 in 2010, up 6.8%.

The surname Eastland

A surname, carried by 1,344 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eastland is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,344 people named Eastland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. That is up 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,258.

#19,955

rank among US surnames

1,344

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.8%

change since 2000 (was #19,797)

Who is named Eastland

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

72% of people named Eastland identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eastlands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Eastland
American politician (1904–1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eastland

Estala

Eastland has the Soundex code E234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E234.

Questions

How common is the surname Eastland?: 1,344 people in the United States had the surname Eastland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,721 Americans. It ranked 19,955th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eastland?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Eastland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eastland?: James Eastland, American politician (1904–1986).
Where is the surname Eastland most common?: Wikidata records people named Eastland in the United States.
Is the surname Eastland getting more or less common?: More common. 1,258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,344 in 2010, up 6.8%.