How common is the surname Eich?

2,033 people in the United States had the surname Eich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eich?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eich?

Brendan Eich, American computer programmer and technology executive, followed by Marina Anna Eich.

Where is the surname Eich most common?

Wikidata records people named Eich in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Eich getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Eich

A surname, carried by 2,033 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex E200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eich is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,033 people named Eich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,048.

#14,636

rank among US surnames

2,033

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,596)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942

Who is named Eich

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

96% of people named Eich identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eichs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brendan Eich
American computer programmer and technology executive, born 1961
Marina Anna Eich
Actress, born 1976

Notable Eichs come mostly from the United States (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eich

Eich has the Soundex code E200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E200.

Questions

How common is the surname Eich?: 2,033 people in the United States had the surname Eich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eich?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eich?: Brendan Eich, American computer programmer and technology executive, followed by Marina Anna Eich.
Where is the surname Eich most common?: Wikidata records people named Eich in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Eich getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,048 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, down 0.7%.