2000
#139,757
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 110
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.04
Very Rare Last name
Eteaki
A surname of uncertain origin, potentially derived from a Greek place name.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 117 Americans carry the last name Eteaki. That puts it at #154,755 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.03 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 2,929,524 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Eteaki surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
117
1 in 2,929,524
Census rank
#154,755
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.0
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
102
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 102 bearers of the surname Eteaki in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.03 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 154755th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Eteaki, the largest self-reported group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.9%) and Two or More Races (5.9%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Eteaki
The surname ETEAKI has its origins in the ancient region of Anatolia, which is located in modern-day Turkey. The name can be traced back to the 13th century, when it was first recorded in the city of Konya, the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.
The ETEAKI name is believed to be derived from the Turkish words "ete," meaning meat, and "aki," which means flow or stream. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person or family associated with the meat trade or perhaps living near a stream where livestock was raised.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the ETEAKI name can be found in the "Tawārīkh-i āl-i Saljūq," a 13th-century chronicle of the Seljuk dynasty. In this text, a person named Eteaki bin Ali is mentioned as a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Konya during the reign of Sultan Izzeddin Keykavus I.
Throughout the centuries, the ETEAKI name has been associated with several notable individuals. In the 15th century, Eteaki Mehmed Bey was a renowned military commander who served under the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, playing a crucial role in the conquest of Constantinople in 1453.
During the 16th century, Eteaki Hasan was a respected scholar and poet who lived in the city of Bursa, known for his contributions to Ottoman literature. His work, "Divan-ı Eteaki," is still studied and appreciated by scholars today.
In the 18th century, Eteaki Ibrahim Efendi was a prominent architect and engineer who oversaw the construction of several notable buildings in Istanbul, including the Yeni Cami (New Mosque) and the Yeni Valide Sultan Mosque.
Another notable figure with the ETEAKI surname was Eteaki Sevki Pasha, a military officer and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire briefly in 1913, during the turbulent period leading up to the First World War.
The ETEAKI name has also been associated with various locations and place names in Turkey, such as the village of Eteaki in the province of Konya, which likely took its name from an early settler or landowner with the ETEAKI surname.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eteaki
Among Census respondents with the surname Eteaki, the largest self-reported group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.9%) and Two or More Races (5.9%).
The bar chart below shows how Eteaki bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Eteaki surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander83.3% · 85
- Hispanic or Latino5.9% · 6
- Two or more races5.9% · 6
- White3.9% · 4
- Black or African American1.0% · 1
Timeline
Historical Census data for Eteaki
Eteaki appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#153,769
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 106
-4 bearers (-3.6%)
Per 100,000 0.04
Rank movement Down 14,012 places
2020
#154,755
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 102
-4 bearers (-3.8%)
Per 100,000 0.03
Rank movement Down 986 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #139,757 | 110 | 0.04 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #153,769 | 106 | 0.04 | -4 bearers (-3.6%) | Down 14,012 places |
| 2020 | #154,755 | 102 | 0.03 | -4 bearers (-3.8%) | Down 986 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Eteaki surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #153,769 | #154,755 | -0.6% |
| Count | 106 | 102 | -3.8% |
| Per 100K | 0.04 | 0.03 | -14.7% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Eteaki bearers went from 106 to 102 (-3.8% change). The surname moved down 986 positions in the national ranking, going from #153,769 to #154,755.
FAQ
Eteaki surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Eteaki?
Name Census estimates that about 117 living Americans carry the surname Eteaki. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 2,929,524 residents.
How common is Eteaki?
Eteaki ranks #154,755 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.03 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 102 people with the surname Eteaki. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (117), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.03 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.03 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Eteaki.
Has Eteaki become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Eteaki went from 106 recorded bearers to 102. That is a decrease of 4 (-3.8%). In the national ranking it fell from #153,769 to #154,755.
What does the Census say about the background of Eteaki?
Among Census respondents with the surname Eteaki, the largest self-reported group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.9%) and Two or More Races (5.9%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest self-reported group for the surname Eteaki in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.3% (85 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Eteaki appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are Asian/Pacific Islander (83.3%), Hispanic (5.9%), Two or More Races (5.9%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Eteaki (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Eteaki mean?
A surname of uncertain origin, potentially derived from a Greek place name. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Eteaki (0.03 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people have the last name Eteaki?
See how many Americans have the surname Eteaki on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.