How common is the surname Esau?

1,181 people in the United States had the surname Esau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Esau?

In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Esau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Esau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Esau also a first name?

Yes. Esau is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Esau

A Hebrew surname, carried by 1,181 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈisɔ/ 2 syllables Soundex E200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Esau is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,181 people named Esau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,039.

#21,972

rank among US surnames

1,181

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+13.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,983)

Who is named Esau

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

75% of people named Esau identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Esav

Surnames that sound like Esau

Escue

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

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Esau come from?: From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).
How common is the surname Esau?: 1,181 people in the United States had the surname Esau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,427 Americans. It ranked 21,972nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Esau?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Esau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
How do you pronounce Esau?: Esau is /ˈisɔ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Esau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,181 in 2010, up 14%.
What are other spellings of Esau?: Esav.
Is Esau also a first name?: Yes. Esau is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.