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

Eisenstadt, 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 Eisenstadt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eisenstadt in America

Eisenstadt is the 56972nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eisenstadt surname appeared 358 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 Eisenstadt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eisenstadt 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 Eisenstadt

The surname EISENSTADT is of German origin, derived from the place name Eisenstadt, a town located in the state of Burgenland, Austria. The name can be traced back to the 13th century and is composed of the German words "eisen" meaning iron and "stadt" meaning town or city, literally translating to "iron town."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname EISENSTADT can be found in a document dating back to the late 15th century, where a merchant named Hans Eisenstadt is mentioned as a resident of the town of Eisenstadt. This suggests that the surname was originally adopted by individuals who either lived in or were associated with the town itself.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records and manuscripts from the Holy Roman Empire, indicating that individuals bearing the surname had begun to spread across the German-speaking regions of Central Europe.

Notable figures throughout history who bore the surname EISENSTADT include Johann Baptist Eisenstadt (1723-1794), an Austrian composer and violinist who was a prominent figure in the Viennese classical music scene. Another notable bearer of the name was Shmuel Eisenstadt (1923-2010), an Israeli sociologist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of modernization and comparative civilization analysis.

Other individuals of note with the surname EISENSTADT include Karl Eisenstadt (1876-1935), an Austrian politician and member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, and Max Eisenstadt (1895-1976), a German-American architect and urban planner who played a significant role in the development of Los Angeles' infrastructure and public housing projects in the mid-20th century.

Additionally, the name can be found in various historical records from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as parish registers, census records, and military archives, indicating the presence of individuals bearing the surname EISENSTADT across various regions of Germany and Austria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eisenstadt

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

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 Eisenstadt 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 Eisenstadt 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 Eisenstadt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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