How common is the surname Estrin?

579 people in the United States had the surname Estrin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 533,239 Americans. It ranked 38,265th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Estrin?

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

Who is the most famous person named Estrin?

Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer, followed by Deborah Estrin.

Where is the surname Estrin most common?

Wikidata records people named Estrin in the United States.

Is the surname Estrin getting more or less common?

More common. 560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 579 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Estrin

A Yiddish surname, carried by 579 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Estrin is more common than 76.4% of them.

Origin

Yiddish origin

Metronymic surname from the Yiddish female given name אסתּר (ester, “Esther”)

One of 31 Yiddish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 579 people named Estrin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 533,239 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 560.

#38,265

rank among US surnames

579

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #37,429)

Who is named Estrin

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

95% of people named Estrin 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%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Estrins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thelma Estrin
American computer scientist and engineer, 1924–2014
Deborah Estrin
American computer scientist, born 1959
Judith L. Estrin
American businesswoman, born 1954
Gerald Estrin
American computer scientist (1921–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Estrin

Estrin has the Soundex code E236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E236.

Other Yiddish surnames

All 31 Yiddish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Estrin come from?: Metronymic surname from the Yiddish female given name אסתּר (ester, “Esther”)
How common is the surname Estrin?: 579 people in the United States had the surname Estrin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 533,239 Americans. It ranked 38,265th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Estrin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Estrin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Estrin?: Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer, followed by Deborah Estrin.
Where is the surname Estrin most common?: Wikidata records people named Estrin in the United States.
Is the surname Estrin getting more or less common?: More common. 560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 579 in 2010, up 3.4%.