How common is the surname Eichner?

1,644 people in the United States had the surname Eichner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,801 Americans. It ranked 17,229th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eichner?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eichner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eichner?

Billy Eichner, American comedian and actor.

Where is the surname Eichner most common?

Wikidata records people named Eichner in the United States.

Is the surname Eichner getting more or less common?

More common. 1,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,644 in 2010, up 0.2%.

The surname Eichner

A surname, carried by 1,644 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eichner is more common than 89.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,644 people named Eichner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,801 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,641.

#17,229

rank among US surnames

1,644

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,194)

Who is named Eichner

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

96% of people named Eichner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eichners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Eichner
American comedian and actor, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eichner

Eichner has the Soundex code E256, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E256.

Questions

How common is the surname Eichner?: 1,644 people in the United States had the surname Eichner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,801 Americans. It ranked 17,229th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eichner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eichner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eichner?: Billy Eichner, American comedian and actor.
Where is the surname Eichner most common?: Wikidata records people named Eichner in the United States.
Is the surname Eichner getting more or less common?: More common. 1,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,644 in 2010, up 0.2%.