The surname Eustace
A Greek patronymic surname, carried by 1,370 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈjuːˌstɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex E232 Also a first name
Origin
Greek origin
From the Old French form of Latin Eustathius, from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios, “ancient name, also of Christian Saint”), from Ancient Greek εὐσταθής (eustathḗs, “steadfast, stable”). Or from εὔστᾰχῠς (eústăkhŭs, “fruitful”, literally “abundant in grain”), from εὖ (eû) + στάχυς (stákhus). Doublet of Ostap.
Eustace is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,370 people named Eustace in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,362 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,199.
Who is named Eustace
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
82% of people named Eustace identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 82%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 7.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
- Two or more races 2.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Famous Eustaces
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alan EustaceAmerican computer scientist and skydiver, born 1956
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Variant spellings
- Eustis
- Hustis
Eustace has the Soundex code E232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E232.
Other Greek surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Eustace come from?
- From the Old French form of Latin Eustathius, from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios, “ancient name, also of Christian Saint”), from Ancient Greek εὐσταθής (eustathḗs, “steadfast, stable”). Or from εὔστᾰχῠς (eústăkhŭs, “fruitful”, literally “abundant in grain”), from εὖ (eû) + στάχυς (stákhus).…
- How common is the surname Eustace?
- 1,370 people in the United States had the surname Eustace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,362 Americans. It ranked 19,671st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Eustace?
- In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Eustace identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- Who is the most famous person named Eustace?
- Alan Eustace, American computer scientist and skydiver.
- Where is the surname Eustace most common?
- Wikidata records people named Eustace in the United States.
- How do you pronounce Eustace?
- Eustace is /ˈjuːˌstɪs/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Eustace?
- Eustace is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Eustace getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,370 in 2010, up 14%.
- What are other spellings of Eustace?
- Eustis and Hustis.
- Is Eustace also a first name?
- Yes. Eustace 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.