How common is the surname Eisner?

3,294 people in the United States had the surname Eisner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,730 Americans. It ranked 9,830th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eisner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Eisner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eisner?

Will Eisner, American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005), followed by Michael Eisner.

Where is the surname Eisner most common?

Wikidata records people named Eisner in the United States.

Is the surname Eisner getting more or less common?

More common. 2,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,294 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Eisner

A surname, carried by 3,294 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). Eisner is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,294 people named Eisner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,730 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,872.

#9,830

rank among US surnames

3,294

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+14.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,821	Moline	3,296	93,673
#9,827	Polston	3,295	93,701
#9,830	Eisner	3,294	93,730
#9,833	Starrett	3,293	93,758
#9,834	Mauer	3,292	93,787
#9,836	Depasquale	3,290	93,844
#9,839	Riccardi	3,289	93,872

Who is named Eisner

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

95% of people named Eisner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eisners

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005)
Michael Eisner
American business executive, born 1942
Thomas Eisner
American chemical ecologist (1929-2011)
Breck Eisner
American director, born 1970
Robert Eisner
American academic, author, economist (1922-1998)
Elliot W. Eisner
American professor of Art and Education, 1933–2014

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Eisner

Eisner 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 Eisner?: 3,294 people in the United States had the surname Eisner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,730 Americans. It ranked 9,830th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eisner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Eisner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eisner?: Will Eisner, American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005), followed by Michael Eisner.
Where is the surname Eisner most common?: Wikidata records people named Eisner in the United States.
Is the surname Eisner getting more or less common?: More common. 2,872 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,294 in 2010, up 15%.