Eisenhower Surname

253,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,559 people bear this surname

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

Eisenhower Surname Definition:

(German) The iron cutter, or iron miner; maker of eisenhauers, a saber or sword blade capable of shearing an iron nail.

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Eisenhower Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4871:243,75223,231
Israel171:503,39037,521
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

The alternate forms: Eiseñhôwer (1) are calculated separately.

Eisenhower (989) may also be a first name.

Eisenhower Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The iron cutter, or iron miner; maker of eisenhauers, a saber or sword blade capable of shearing an iron nail.

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

User-submitted Reference

Eisenhower is the English transcription of the German, Eisenhauer, meaning 'iron hewer'. A hauer in medieval Germany was a miner who had past his test as a professional hewer.

- martintr

Eisenhower Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eisenhower (Arabic: ايزنهاور) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Eiseñhôwer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eisenhower? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 253,527th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,674,500 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Eisenhower live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Eisenhower is also the 256,075th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 989 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,487 people, or 1 in 243,752. In The United States Eisenhower is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 40 percent are found, Virginia, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Eisenhower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eisenhower has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eisenhower last name rose 518 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eisenhower Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eisenhower are 10.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Eisenhower earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $40,098 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Eisenhower Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eisenhower in the Arabic language
ايزنهاورayznhawr-

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