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

Eshetu, 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 Eshetu surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eshetu in America

Eshetu is the 89403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eshetu surname appeared 207 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 Eshetu.

The history of the last name Eshetu

The surname ESHETU has its origins in Ethiopia and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Amharic language, which is one of the Semitic languages spoken in the Horn of Africa. The root of the name is believed to be 'eshetu', which means 'new' or 'fresh'.

ESHETU is a name that has been associated with various regions within Ethiopia, particularly in the northern and central parts of the country. It has been found in historical records and manuscripts dating back to the reign of the Solomonic dynasty, which ruled Ethiopia from the 13th to the 20th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ESHETU can be found in a monastic manuscript from the 16th century, which mentions an abbot named Eshetu who resided in the Debre Libanos monastery, located in the Semien Mountains of northern Ethiopia.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the surname ESHETU was Eshetu Wolde Giorgis, a prominent Ethiopian scholar and diplomat who served as the ambassador to the court of King Louis XIV of France in the late 1600s.

The ESHETU name has also been linked to several place names within Ethiopia, such as the town of Eshetu Guzai in the Amhara region, which was named after a local chieftain who bore the surname.

During the 19th century, another prominent individual with the ESHETU surname was Eshetu Leul, a military commander who played a significant role in the Ethio-Sudanese border conflicts of the 1870s.

In the 20th century, one of the most renowned individuals with the ESHETU surname was Eshetu Chole, an Ethiopian economist and academic who served as the president of the University of Addis Ababa from 1973 to 1976.

Additionally, Eshetu Alemu, born in 1930, was a celebrated Ethiopian artist known for his intricate traditional paintings and his contributions to the development of modern Ethiopian art.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eshetu

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

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 Eshetu 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.

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

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