Eubank last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Eubank

Derived from the Old Norse personal name Eyjólfr, meaning "lucky wolf" or "island wolf."

Eubank, 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 Eubank surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eubank in America

Eubank is the 6551st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eubank surname appeared 5,171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Eubank.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eubank 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 6551 5986 9.01%
Count 5,171 5,298 -2.43%
Proportion per 100k 1.75 1.96 -11.32%

The history of the last name Eubank

The surname Eubank is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational name derived from one of several places in England called Ewbanke or Ewbancke, which are believed to have been named after an Anglo-Saxon individual with the name Eow or Eofa.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eubank can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Euebanc. This suggests that the name was already well-established in England by the 11th century.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name appears to have been concentrated in the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, with various spellings such as Ewebank, Ewebonk, and Ewbancke being recorded in local records and charters.

One notable figure with the surname Eubank was Sir John Eubank (c.1500-1567), who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1554. Another was William Eubank (1619-1701), a prominent Puritan minister and author who emigrated to New England in the 17th century.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the name Eubank began to spread more widely throughout England and Wales. Some individuals of note from this period include the artist Thomas Eubank (1770-1847) and the Baptist minister and writer Henry Ebenezer Eubank (1806-1880).

As the name Eubank spread throughout the English-speaking world, it also took root in other countries, particularly the United States and Canada. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in North America was that of William Eubank, who was born in Virginia in 1685.

Another notable figure with the surname Eubank was the American lawyer and politician Buckner Harris Eubank (1837-1914), who served as a judge and member of the Texas State Senate in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eubank

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

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 Eubank was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 91.96% 4,755
Non-Hispanic Black Only 2.78% 144
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.75% 39
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.54% 28
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 1.82% 94
Hispanic Origin 2.15% 111

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 Eubank has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 91.96% 92.56% -0.65%
Black 2.78% 3.25% -15.59%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.75% 0.70% 6.90%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.54% 0.57% -5.41%
Two or More Races 1.82% 1.49% 19.94%
Hispanic 2.15% 1.43% 40.22%

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

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