East is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: East
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from an easterly place; dweller at the east end of the village.

Del Est, "of the East." found in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is East?

East is common in United States, England, Australia, Ethiopia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Bangladesh, South Africa, Wales, India, Kenya.

East is ranked 14482 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of East bearers increased by 2.65 per cent in 2010 US census to 12684 since 2000, the surname slipped by 159 spots and ranked at 2843. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.01 85.33
Black 11.11 10.89
Hispanic or Latino 2.18 1.33
Others 1.71 1.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.48 0.32
East is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 38507 people have been found who wears East as their family name. East is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of East:
2,619 United States17,492
Countries with thousands of East:
994 England8,142
1,116 Australia3,586
4,280 Ethiopia2,576
4,027 Canada1,193
Countries with hundreds of East:
563 Jamaica711
1,156 New Zealand662
11,610 Egypt610
9,689 Saudi Arabia477
14,373 Iran453
9,758 Bangladesh451
14,944 South Africa426
910 Wales377
129,394 India146
20,694 Kenya132
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,640 Scotland97
97,301 France82
1,222 China62
4,582 Bahrain59
192,885 Thailand51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,650 Chile45
28,888 Pakistan44
6,278 Singapore39
6,102 Ireland38
6,408 Estonia38
76,713 Argentina32
7,685 Qatar31
613 Jersey30
48,277 Malaysia27
155,597 Philippines26
147,383 Germany25
731 Isle of Man25
5,365 Northern Ireland24
30,321 Israel23
33,666 Sweden21
16,977 Liberia15
68,885 Netherlands15
3,360 Hong Kong14
295,035 Brazil13
27,186 Peru13
390,383 Indonesia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
3,029 Guam8
86,878 Spain8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
47,869 Japan7
50,495 Mexico7
105,647 Czechia6
47,603 Denmark6
123,710 Uganda6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Julie East was 23 years old when she migrated to USA on July 26, 1850. She lived in Baden where she worked as farmer and took Marathon from Havre.

East Namesakes

  • Alfred East, English painter
  • William Gordon East, English geographer and writer
  • John East, 19th-century Anglican clergyman and writer
  • Gilbert East, English cricketer of the late 18th century
  • Ray East, English former cricketer
  • Stella East, Canadian-Norwegian artist and illustrator
  • John Porter East, Republican U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina
  • Edward H. East, American attorney, judge, and politician
  • Paul East, former New Zealand politician of the National Party
  • Nathan East, American jazz, R&B
  • Wikipedia:News sources/Print/Middle East, football biography
  • May East, British/Brazilian educator, spatial planner
  • Jeff East, American actor
  • Bobby East, American auto racing driver
  • Head East, American hard rock band originally
  • NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
  • Morris East, retired Filipino professional boxer and boxing trainer
  • Ron East, former American football defensive tackle
  • Driving East, American pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia

East Namesakes

  • Alfred East, English painter
  • William Gordon East, English geographer and writer
  • John East, 19th-century Anglican clergyman and writer
  • Gilbert East, English cricketer of the late 18th century
  • Ray East, English former cricketer
  • Stella East, Canadian-Norwegian artist and illustrator
  • John Porter East, Republican U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina
  • Edward H. East, American attorney, judge, and politician
  • Paul East, former New Zealand politician of the National Party
  • Nathan East, American jazz, R&B
  • Wikipedia:News sources/Print/Middle East, football biography
  • May East, British/Brazilian educator, spatial planner
  • Jeff East, American actor
  • Bobby East, American auto racing driver
  • Head East, American hard rock band originally
  • NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
  • Morris East, retired Filipino professional boxer and boxing trainer
  • Ron East, former American football defensive tackle
  • Driving East, American pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia

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