Eshen is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Eshen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

Is a form of Asser. An ancient personal name, as Asserius Menevensis, the preceptor of King Alfred. Two tenants called Azor are found in Domesday.

Is a variation of Asher. Perhaps the same as Ashman - In Anglo-Saxon, poetry escor ash is constantly used in the sense of spear, because the staff of a spear was usually made of that wood. So the Latin ferrum signifies both iron and sword. Ashman is therefore the equivalent of spearman. Its forms in the Hundred Rolls are Asscheman, Aschman, and Ashman; and in Domesday Assemannus.

The Eshen is a variation of the Asher. Descendant of Aher meaning spear, army.

Form of the Ascher. Dweller near an ash tree; descendant of Ascher meaning ash, army; one who came from Ach, in Germany.

How popular is Eshen?

Eshen is ranked 2184046 on our list.

Eshen is a very rare surname, few people in Kazakhstan have the family name and might be arised from Kazakhstan. Around 75 people have been found who wears Eshen as their family name. Eshen have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,439 Kazakhstan28
127,494 South Africa14
248,185 Nigeria12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
223,652 England6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Andreas Eshen worked as farmer and mechanic while Andreas Eshen was Farmer and mechanic and hailed from Germany. 34 years old Andreas embarked for USA from Hamburg on Sir Robert Peel and arrived on December 1, 1856.

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