Easterling Surname

49,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Easterling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Easterling'; (a) 'of Estherlinge,' some spot in Norfolk that I cannot identify.

(Homines) de Estherlinge, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Eastherling, Norfolk, c.

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Easterling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1421:35,7384,453
England1371:406,70127,895
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0621:47,2875,419

Easterling (23) may also be a first name.

Easterling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Easterling'; (a) 'of Estherlinge,' some spot in Norfolk that I cannot identify.

(Homines) de Estherlinge, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Eastherling, Norfolk, c. 1300: History of Norfolk.

Ralph de Eastherling, Norfolk, c 1300: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 One from the East (of Europe) [Middle English E(a)sterling, adapt. from O.Ger. Osterling— Old Saxon O.H.Ger. óst-, east] Who having oft in battell vanquished Those spoilefull Picts and swarming Easter­lings.. .—Spenser, The Faery Queene, II. x. 63-4.

2 belonging to East Harling (Norf.): v. Harling.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A merchant who came from the shores of the Baltic having a reputation for honest dealings, giving rise to the word “sterling".

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A native of the Hanse Towns, or of the East of Germany. Merchants trading with us from those parts are called in medieval writings "Mercatores Estrenses."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Descended from some native of the Hanse Towns (Lower). The name occurs in England soon after the Conquest. See Stradling.

The Norman People (1874)

Easterling: corrupted into Stradling, a native of one of the Hanseatic towns. The pure coinage introduced by these in the reign of Richard I. gave rise to the expression Easterling or Sterling money. Hence our names Easterman, Oysterman, and Easte.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Easterling Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Easterling Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Easterling has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Easterling? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,726th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 704,928 people. The last name Easterling is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Easterling reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Easterling is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name internationally, held by 23 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 10,142 people, or 1 in 35,738. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Alabama, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Easterling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Easterling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Easterling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Easterling last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Easterling earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $40,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,084 CAD per year.

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Easterling Reference & Research

Easterling DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Easterling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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