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    The surname Eby

    A surname, carried by 6,786 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E100

    Eby: #5,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Eby #5,155, 6,786 people Eby: #5,155 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Eby #5,155, 6,786 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eby is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,786 people named Eby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,497 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,249.

    #5,155
    rank among US surnames
    6,786
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,152)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,146Tindall6,80245,390
    #5,147Pinckney6,80045,404
    #5,148Grisham6,79845,417
    #5,150Hutcherson6,79545,437
    #5,151Woodcock6,79445,444
    #5,152Koller6,79245,457
    #5,153Dionne6,78845,484

    Who is named Eby

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

    94% of people named Eby identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ebys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Earl Eby
      American middle distance runner (1894-1970)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Eby?
    6,786 people in the United States had the surname Eby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,497 Americans. It ranked 5,155th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eby?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Eby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Eby?
    Earl Eby, American middle distance runner (1894-1970).
    Where is the surname Eby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Eby in the United States.
    Is the surname Eby getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,786 in 2010, up 8.6%.