Find out how popular the last name Eib is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eib.

Eib, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eib surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eib in America

Eib is the 56073rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eib surname appeared 365 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eib.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eib to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eib

The surname Eib is believed to have originated in Germany, with records indicating its presence as early as the 13th century. The name is thought to derive from the Old German word "eibe," which means "yew tree." This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with individuals who lived near or had some connection to yew trees.

One of the earliest documented references to the surname Eib can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae," a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, dating back to the year 1286. This record mentions a person named "Heinricus Eib" as a witness to a legal transaction.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the "Hausbuch der Mendelschen zwölfbrüderstiftung," a record of a charitable foundation in Nuremberg, Germany. This document lists a "Hans Eib" as a beneficiary of the foundation in the year 1457.

The Eib surname has also been linked to various place names throughout Germany, such as Eibau, a town in the state of Saxony, and Eibach, a municipality in Bavaria. These place names may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

Notable individuals with the surname Eib include:

1. Johann Eib (1549-1625), a German Protestant theologian and author from Nuremberg.
2. Johann Georg Eib (1730-1801), a German composer and organist from Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
3. Friedrich Eib (1801-1876), a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg.
4. Carl Eib (1858-1927), a German architect and urban planner from Leipzig.
5. Otto Eib (1890-1966), a German politician and member of the Reichstag during the Weimar Republic.

While the surname Eib is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history that can be traced back to medieval Germany and its connections to the yew tree and various geographic locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eib

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eib.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eib was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eib has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eib was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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