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    The surname Eye

    A surname, carried by 1,576 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex E000

    Eye: #17,775 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Eye #17,775, 1,576 people Eye: #17,775 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Eye #17,775, 1,576 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eye is more common than 89% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,576 people named Eye in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,905 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,761.

    #17,775
    rank among US surnames
    1,576
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -10.5%
    change since 2000 (was #15,317)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,775Willner1,576195,905
    #17,784Mallari1,575196,029

    Who is named Eye

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

    96% of people named Eye identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Eye?
    1,576 people in the United States had the surname Eye in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,905 Americans. It ranked 17,775th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eye?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Eye identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Eye getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,576 in 2010, down 11%.