Eigen is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Eigen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Eigen

How popular is Eigen?

Eigen is ranked 286435 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Eigens plummeted by 11.76471 per cent to 210 since 2000 and slipped by 12870 spots and ranked at 88336. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.81 95.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.33 2.52
Eigen is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 1059 people have been found who wears Eigen as their family name. Eigen have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
280,667 Canada5
50,640 Switzerland2
139,444 Brazil2
35,969 Denmark2
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
492,292 Ukraine1
47,891 Norway1
289,511 England1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
52,947 Netherlands31
120,934 Australia11
Countries with hundreds of Eigen:
18,206 Germany572
59,523 United States429

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman John Eigen from Ireland aboard the Maine from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846.

Eigen Namesakes

    Manfred Eigen, German physicist and chemist awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1967
  • Adrianna Gabrielle Eigenmann, Andi Eigenmann's daughter
  • AJ Eigenmann, Actor
  • Geoff Eigenmann, Actor
  • Ryan Eigenmann, Actor
  • Andi Eigenmann, Actress
  • Ryan Eigenmann, Actor
  • Ryan Eigenmann, Actor
  • Arne Eigenfeldt, Composer
  • Andi Eigenmann, Actress
  • Michael Eigen, Writer

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