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Where Does The Last Name East Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

East (Arabic: ايست, Hindi: पूर्व, Oriya: ପାତ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name East? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname East is the 14,476^th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 189,228 people. The surname East is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of East are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. East is also the 97,078^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 4,928 people.

The surname East is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 17,497 people, or 1 in 20,715. In The United States East is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Virginia, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

East Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of East has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the East surname grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 673 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 115 percent between 1901 and 2014.

East Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the East last name is predominantly Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the East last name are 15.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount East earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,420 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.6% more than the national average, earning R 384,024 per year; in United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $49,603 CAD per year.