# Eunice (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eunice/  
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 Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 582 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,103 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 530,491 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (552 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjuːnɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A biblical name from Ancient Greek Εὐνίκη (Euníkē), from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eunice 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) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Ewing, Ennis, Eng, Enos, Enoch, Eanes, Eames, Emig, Enochs, Enns, Emigh, Engh.

## 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.