# Eichmann (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eichmann/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 750 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,980 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 411,661 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.5% (718 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Eichmann. (noun): After Otto Adolf Eichmann (1906–1962), the architect of the Holocaust.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eichmann 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eichmann in the United States.

## People named Eichmann

- Eric Eichmann, American soccer player

## Similar surnames

Eichman, Eckman, Eisenman, Eckmann, Essman, Eisenmann.

## 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.