How rare is the last name East?

12,028 people in the United States have the last name East, about 1 in 24,850. It ranks #2,922 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

EAST

#2,922

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,028
About
1 in 24,850
This common or more
52.3%
Who bears it

Of the 12,028 people with the last name East, 79.9% reported their origin as White, 11.4% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of East

#2,920 Trout · 12,034#2,921 Crisp · 12,029#2,923 Cheatham · 12,024#2,923 Leggett · 12,024

Also a first name

As a first name, East ranks #49,348 of 53,615, with 126 people. See East as a first name

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