# Eastman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eastman/  
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) | 16,791 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,162 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,388 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (16,295 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Eastmond |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eastman 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eastman in the United States.

## People named Eastman

- George Eastman, American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer (1854–1932)
- Crystal Eastman, American lawyer and feminist
- Max Eastman, American writer (1883-1969)
- Kevin Eastman, American comic book artist and writer
- Ben Eastman, American middle-distance runner
- Marilyn Eastman, American actress (1933–2021)
- Julius Eastman, American composer
- Monk Eastman, American mobster
- Mary H. Eastman, American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist
- John C. Eastman, American law professor; legal and constitutional scholar
- Carole Eastman, American screenwriter (1934-2004)
- Linda McCartney, American photographer, musician and animal rights activist (1941–1998)

## Similar surnames

Easton, Eastham, Eastin, Eckstein, Estime, Exton.

## 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.