The surname Eggen
A surname, carried by 1,643 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex E250
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,643 people named Eggen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,613.
#17,239
rank among US surnames
1,643
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+1.9%
change since 2000 (was #16,427)
Who is named Eggen
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Eggen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 96%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Two or more races 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Eggen has the Soundex code E250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E250.
Questions
- How common is the surname Eggen?
- 1,643 people in the United States had the surname Eggen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,916 Americans. It ranked 17,239th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Eggen?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eggen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Eggen getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,643 in 2010, up 1.9%.