How common is the surname Eder?

3,847 people in the United States had the surname Eder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,256 Americans. It ranked 8,562nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eder?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Eder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eder?

Simon Eder, Austrian biathlonist, followed by Elfi Eder.

Where is the surname Eder most common?

Wikidata records people named Eder in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Eder getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,849 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,847 in 2010, down 0.1%.

Is Eder also a first name?

Yes. Eder is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Eder

A German surname, carried by 3,847 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eder is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Eder.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,847 people named Eder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,256 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,849.

#8,562

rank among US surnames

3,847

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,973)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,556	Gress	3,850	80,194
#8,558	Lafave	3,849	80,214
#8,559	Defelice	3,848	80,235
#8,562	Manrique	3,847	80,256
#8,567	Fitz	3,846	80,277
#8,568	Kobayashi	3,845	80,298
#8,570	Weathersby	3,844	80,319

Who is named Eder

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

89% of people named Eder identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eders

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simon Eder
Austrian biathlonist, born 1983
Elfi Eder
Austrian female alpine skier, born 1970
Katie Eder
American activist, born 1950
Sylvia Eder
Austrian female alpine skier, born 1965
Georg Eder
Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (1928–2015)
Josef Eder
Bobsledder, born 1942
Josef Maria Eder
Austrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944)
Alfred Eder
Austrian biathlete, born 1953
Linda Eder
American actress and musician, born 1961
Jasmin Eder
Austrian association football player, born 1992
Hannes Eder
Association footballer, born 1983
Helmut Eder
Austrian composer (1916–2005)

Notable Eders come mostly from Austria (11) and the United States (2).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Eder come from?: Borrowed from German Eder.
How common is the surname Eder?: 3,847 people in the United States had the surname Eder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,256 Americans. It ranked 8,562nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eder?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Eder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eder?: Simon Eder, Austrian biathlonist, followed by Elfi Eder.
Where is the surname Eder most common?: Wikidata records people named Eder in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Eder getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,849 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,847 in 2010, down 0.1%.
Is Eder also a first name?: Yes. Eder is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.