200 Surnames Starting With E and What They Mean

Last names that start with E cover an unusual amount of ground for one letter: English titles like Earl, Spanish thorn-bush names like Espinosa, Swedish landscapes like Ekström, and Japanese water names like Egawa.

American surnames run far deeper than the handful everyone knows. Census respondents reported about 6.3 million different surnames in 2010 ⁽¹⁾, and only a sliver of those turn up often enough to sound familiar.

The 200 surnames starting with E below run from the ones you meet weekly to the ones federal records have never listed, each with its meaning and origin. Useful whether you are tracing a family line, naming a character, or just curious where yours came from.

25 Common Last Names That Start with E

These are the E surnames you actually run into, on class lists, staff directories, and census returns. The Census Bureau’s 2010 surname file alone holds 162,253 names that were reported 100 or more times ⁽²⁾, and the entries below are the E names most likely to be one of them.

1. Earl: Meaning nobleman or chief, Earl started life as an English title of nobility before households attached to one took it as a family name. It works as a first name too, peaking at #31 in 1913 and still charting at #2,236 in 2025.
2. Eaton: Old English ea (river) and tun (enclosure) sit behind this one, marking a settlement built beside water. Families who lived at such a spot carried the name with them when they left it.
3. Eddy: Two roots feed Eddy, the Gaelic word for instructor and the English term for backward water, the swirl you see in a whirlpool. As a given name it reached #449 in 1947 and still appeared at #1,605 in 2025.
4. Edgar: A pairing of the Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune) and gar (spear), which reads as a prosperous defender. It has charted in the U.S. since 1880 and sat at #486 in 2025.
5. Edwards: About as plain as an English patronymic gets, meaning son of Edward. It is one of the most widely carried E surnames in the country.
6. Elder: Originally a byname for the older of two men sharing a name, or for the elder of a community, which leaves it with a quiet note of authority.
7. Elliott: Traced back to the Hebrew name Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God. It ranks #160 in 2025.
8. Ellis: The Welsh route to the same Hebrew source as Elliott, folding Elijah into two easy syllables. It has charted as a U.S. given name since 1880 and landed at #243 in 2025.
9. Ellison: A patronymic for the son of Ellis or son of Elias, carrying that Elijah thread one more generation. Its best showing as a first name came at #838 in 2019.
10. Emerson: Literally son of Emery, with Emery itself a Germanic name read as brave or powerful. It is at its most popular right now, ranked #122 in 2025, its highest position on record.
11. Eng: A short, direct surname meaning respond that is widely carried across the Chinese diaspora. Three letters, one syllable, and no spelling trouble at the doctor’s office.
12. Engelmann: Built from German given names beginning with Engel (angel) plus man, which gives it a gentle, almost devotional ring.
13. English: Handed to English speakers, or to people from England, in the places where that actually marked someone out. Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French areas fit that description best.
14. Enriquez: A Spanish patronymic meaning son of Enrique, the Spanish form of Henry, and a familiar sight across both Spain and Latin America.
15. Erickson: Straightforward and Nordic in flavor, meaning son of Eric. It still charts as a U.S. given name, sitting at #5,682 in 2025.
16. Eriksen: The Danish and Norwegian spelling of the same idea, son of Erik, with the single k and the -sen ending marking the route it traveled.
17. Eriksson: Meaning son of Erik, this is the Swedish spelling. The double s is what separates it from its Danish and Norwegian cousins.
18. Escobar: From the Spanish word for broom, tied to the shrub the brooms were cut from and to the sweeping work itself.
19. Espinosa: This Spanish surname means thorny, pointing to a home near hawthorns and, by extension, to a family that could handle rough ground.
20. Espinoza: The z spelling of Espinosa, used most widely across Latin America. The same thorn bush stands behind both versions.
21. Estrada: From the Spanish estrada, a road or paved street, the sort of name given to a household living along the main way through town.
22. Evans: A classic five-letter Welsh surname meaning son of Evan, and one of the first E surnames most people think of.
23. Everett: From the Old English name Eoforheard, read as brave boar. It is having its strongest run ever as a given name, ranked #77 in 2025, the highest it has ever placed.
24. Ewing: A Scottish surname running back to the Greek Eugenes, meaning noble or well-born. It peaked as a first name at #1,030 in 1913 and has since faded from the charts.
25. Eyre: Four letters, English, and permanently attached to Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre. That link is either a selling point or a conversation you will have often.

70 Beautiful Last Names Starting with E

These E surnames lean pretty, with meanings drawn from trees, water, stars, and old titles. Several double as first names that are still in heavy use, so a few will sound more familiar than their rarity suggests.

1. Eagan: An Irish take on the Gaelic Mac Aodhagáin, read as the little bright-eyed one. It only reached the U.S. given-name charts in 1997 and stood at #9,970 in 2025.
2. Eakes: A variant of Oakes, this is a topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree.
3. Eames: An English surname meaning uncle, which points at family standing rather than land or work. It first charted as a given name in 2011 and reached #5,034 in 2013.
4. Earley: From the Old English personal name Eorlic, meaning manly or noble. Its best years as a first name were early ones, peaking at #1,724 in 1921.
5. Earls: An English surname indicating someone of noble rank, title, or service in a noble house.
6. Early: Possibly from the Irish Gaelic moch (early, timely), first given to someone up before everyone else. It ranked #632 back in 1913 and still charted at #7,817 in 2025.
7. Earnest: Drawn from the English name Earnest, meaning serious or sincere. It sat at #138 in 1921 and holds on at #4,164 in 2025.
8. East: This Old English surname pointed at whoever lived east of the main settlement, a direction that doubled as an address. As a given name it is brand new, first charting in 2018 and reaching #6,213 in 2025.
9. Easter: From the Middle English estre, meaning sheepfold, so a home near one rather than a reference to the holiday. It peaked as a first name at #591 in 1914.
10. Easterling: The American form of the German Oesterling or Dutch Oosterling. It means “person from the East.”
11. Easton: A toponymic English surname meaning east town, marking a settlement on the eastern side. It ranked #110 in 2025.
12. Eastwood: A settlement or stretch of woodland lying to the east, and a surname most people hear in a Hollywood accent. It charted as a U.S. given name exactly once, in 2019.
13. Eaves: An Old English name for someone who lived “at the edge” of the woods or a hill.
14. Ebersole: Eight letters of Swiss German meaning boar ground, which is a lot of history for a name that has never made the U.S. given-name charts at all.
15. Ebony: Named for the dark, close-grained wood, which lends it a deep, polished quality. It peaked as a first name at #132 in 1982 and has fallen about 71% over the last decade of births, the steepest drop of any name here that SSA data covers.
16. Echevarria: A Spanish surname from the Basque Etxeberria, meaning “new house.”
17. Eckman: A German surname meaning corner man. It describes whoever lived at the edge of a settlement rather than its middle. That’s 6 letters end to end.
18. Edelman: A German surname meaning noble man, short enough to travel well and clear enough that nobody has to ask what it means.
19. Eden: A biblical surname of Hebrew origin meaning delight or pleasure. It has never been more popular in the U.S. than right now, ranking #70 in 2025.
20. Edgerton: From an English place name meaning “settlement of Ecgheard.”
21. Edmiston: An English habitational surname. It means “settlement of Eadmund.” It runs 8 letters long.
22. Edmonds: An English surname built on the idea of prosperity and protection, the two halves of the old name Edmond.
23. Edmondson: A patronymic surname meaning “son of Edmond.”
24. Edmunds: An alternate form of the English Edmonds. It references prosperity and protection. The name spans 7 letters.
25. Eldred: From the Old English name Ealdræd, meaning old counsel, the kind of name given to someone whose advice carried weight. It reached #529 in 1917 and left the charts after 2012.
26. Eldridge: One of the more whimsical E surnames, meaning elf king. It ranked #574 in 1926 and still turns up at #11,041 in 2025.
27. Elias: A biblical surname meaning Jehovah is God, and the highest-ranked name on this whole list in current U.S. birth data at #13 in 2025.
28. Ellery: An English surname that grew out of the medieval masculine name Hilary, which softened considerably on the way. It reached #1,020 in 2014 and sat at #1,208 in 2025.
29. Ellington: Attached to several towns in England, joining the name Ella with tun (town). It only started charting as a first name in 2001 and reached #2,218 in 2015.
30. Ellsworth: A habitational name from Elsworth in Cambridgeshire, meaning elf enclosure. Its heyday as a given name was 1914, at #305.
31. Elmhurst: Meaning of the elmwood, this English surname is quiet and green in a way that suits a family with country roots.
32. Elmore: In Old English this marked someone living near a grove of elm trees, so the name is really a description of the view; as a first name it reached #509 in 1915.
33. Elmsworth: An Old English surname meaning “elm tree enclosure,” suggesting strength and growth.
34. Elton: Taken from several places in England and translating as Ella’s town. It reached #278 in 1915 and still charted at #2,313 in 2025.
35. Elwell: From the Old English word “ælf” (elf). The second half, “well,” means spring or stream. Count them: 6 letters, no more.
36. Elwood: A six-letter Old English name with two readings, elder tree wood and elf rule. It peaked at #204 in 1915 and still charted at #1,921 in 2025.
37. Elysian: A nod to Elysium, the paradise of Greek myth, which gives it a calm, unhurried feel. It is a genuinely modern choice, first charting in 2017 and reaching #6,564 in 2025.
38. Emanuel: A Hebrew surname and given name meaning God is with us, carried by families on both sides of the Atlantic. It ranked #254 in 1913 and holds a steady #574 in 2025.
39. Ember: The last glow in a fire, which makes for a warm, slightly restless surname. It is also a real given name on the rise over the past decade, peaking at #135 in 2024 before easing to #154 in 2025.
40. Emberly: A blend of ember and the popular ly ending, so it reads like a name someone designed on purpose. It is the fastest riser on this list among the names here that SSA data covers, up roughly 764% over the last decade of births against the decade before.
41. Embry: A habitational English surname meaning flat-topped hill, which is about as specific as medieval geography gets. It first charted in 2003 and reached #2,656 in 2018.
42. Emeraude: The French word for emerald, worn as a surname, green and unmistakably formal. It briefly charted as a U.S. given name, peaking at #4,481 in 2008.
43. Emerton: A rugged variation of Emberton, meaning “Eanbeorht’s settlement.”
44. Emery: French and Germanic roots give this one the sense of great king. It is one of six names here inside the current U.S. top 100, at #74 in 2025.
45. Emeryson: A longer spin on Emery, first used for a son of Emery, and rare enough that federal birth records have never listed it.
46. Emmerson: From the Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu, meaning Emar’s son or Ethelmar’s son. The double m spelling only reached the U.S. charts in 1998 and peaked at #1,365 in 2013.
47. Emmons: An English variation on Edmond, carrying the sense of wealthy protector. It last appeared in the given-name data in 1944.
48. Encarnacion: Of Spanish origin, meaning incarnation and referring to the incarnation of Jesus. It ranked #1,462 in 1928 and turned up as recently as 2024.
49. Endicott: A topographic name from Old English. It means “from the end cottage.” 8 letters in all.
50. Engberg: This ornamental Swedish surname welds meadow to mountain, two landforms packed into two syllables.
51. England: A locational surname for someone from England, which was only worth saying about a person who was somewhere else. It charted as a given name from 1987 and last appeared in 2024.
52. Ennis: Out of the Scottish Innes and ultimately the Gaelic inis (island). It ranked #841 in 1914 and still charted at #9,157 in 2025.
53. Enos: A Hebrew surname meaning man or mortal, plain-spoken in a way few biblical names manage. It reached #860 in 1915 and sat at #3,148 in 2025.
54. Escalante: A Spanish surname derived from “escala” (ladder), referencing Santoña in Spain.
55. Escalera: Meaning “staircase” or “ladder,” this name references several Spanish places. Those towns sat on terraced slopes. It comes in at 8 letters.
56. Esmeralda: A Spanish surname and given name meaning emerald, long and lyrical enough to carry a whole sentence on its own. It peaked at #133 in 1998 and ranked #373 in 2025.
57. Esqueda: A habitational name from a place called Esquedas in Huesca, Spain.
58. Esquibel: The Basque form of Ezkibel, possibly from “jaizkibel” (behind the cliffs).
59. Esquivel: A unique Spanish surname. It was originally given to those living behind lime trees. The whole thing is 8 letters.
60. Estes: This one hails from Kent in England and means of the East. It has charted as a U.S. given name since 1913 and reached #12,302 in 2025.
61. Estrella: The Spanish word for star, worn as a surname and used as a first name in its own right. It peaked at #296 in 2005 and ranked #612 in 2025.
62. Ethridge: A variation on Etheridge, meaning rich and powerful, with one fewer letter to spell out. It last charted as a given name in 1956.
63. Etienne: The French form of Stephen, meaning crown or wreath, and one of the few E names equally at home in Paris and New Orleans. It reached #2,103 in 1972 and #3,977 in 2025.
64. Everest: An English surname that first marked someone from Évreux in Normandy, long before the mountain lent it a second meaning. It is more popular now than ever, at #796 in 2025.
65. Everhart: Meaning “wild boar” in Dutch, Everhart is a powerful family name.
66. Everly: Originally an English place name meaning boar clearing, now firmly established as a girl’s name. It hit #42 in 2019 and remains inside the top 100 at #91 in 2025.
67. Evers: A neat five-letter Dutch surname meaning son of Evert. As a first name it is very new, charting only since 2018.
68. Eversole: With Swiss German origins, Eversole means “boar ground.”
69. Everson: An English patronymic meaning son of Ever. It reached its best rank of #1,644 in 2024.
70. Ezra: Four letters, Hebrew, and meaning help. It is the second highest-ranked name on this list in current U.S. birth data, at #20 in 2025 after touching #13 in 2024.

105 Unique Surnames Starting with E

These are the E surnames you are unlikely to meet twice. Most never appear in U.S. baby-name records at all, which is one honest measure of how thinly they are spread.

1. Eades: From the Old English word “eade,” referencing abundant riches.
2. Eads: An alternate form of the Old English surname Eades.
3. Ealy: A variation of the English habitational name Ely. It means “eel district.” 4 letters, start to finish.
4. Earle: From the Old English eorl, meaning nobleman or chieftain, and the spelling that gives Earl a softer landing. It peaked at #282 in 1915.
5. Easley: An English family name meaning east clearing, which puts a field rather than a town at the center of it.
6. Eberhard: A German surname from the personal name Eberhard, meaning brave boar, and the source of several names in this section, including Eberhart, Eberle, Eberly, and Eby.
7. Eberhart: The same brave boar, respelled with a t. It is a good fit for a family that likes its names blunt. Only 8 letters carry all that.
8. Eberle: A German Swiss form of Eberhard, trimmed down to three syllables and a friendlier ending.
9. Eberly: Another Eberhard variant, found most in Germany, Switzerland, and England. It is the rarest name here that still charts at all, at #15,544 in 2025, roughly one in every 333,333 U.S. births.
10. Ebert: From the Old German elements ebur (boar) and hart (brave), so the boar theme continues. It ranked #1,898 in 1919, with 2008 its final year in SSA data.
11. Ebner: Initially indicated someone living on a flat piece of land from the German “ebene” (plateau).
12. Eby: A Swiss-German surname. It comes from the given name Eberhard. It totals 3 letters.
13. Eccles: From the Latin ecclesia, meaning church, which gives it a settled, parish-register feel.
14. Echeverría: From the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning “new house.”
15. Echols: With Old English origins, this marked a dweller near the church. That address doubled as a description of the family. That’s 6 letters end to end.
16. Eck: Three letters of German, given to whoever lived by the edge of a settlement. It is about as easy to spell over the phone as a surname gets.
17. Ecker: From the Old High German ekka, meaning corner or edge, the same boundary idea with a suffix added. It charted briefly as a given name, peaking at #6,416 in 2012.
18. Eckert: With Dutch origins, Eckert means brave point, an unusual combination of courage and geometry.
19. Eckstein: Rooted in Old High German, this pointed at a household living near a prominent stone landmark, the sort of thing you gave directions by.
20. Edge: For someone living on the edge of a settlement or a natural feature, and one of the plainest surnames on this list. It has charted as a given name since 2000, reaching #7,753 in 2007.
21. Edison: An English surname meaning son of Adam, tied for most people to the inventor Thomas Edison. It has charted since 1891 and ranked #870 in 2025.
22. Egan: An Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Mac Aodhagáin, meaning son of Aodhagán. It reached #2,368 in 2003 and #4,068 in 2025.
23. Egawa: This nature-led Japanese surname means inlet for a stream. That is a very specific piece of water for a family to be named after. It runs 5 letters long.
24. Egbert: A Germanic given name and surname meaning bright edge, which sounds like a sword and reads like a scholar. It ranked #976 in 1913, with 2017 marking its most recent SSA appearance.
25. Egger: Of South German origin, this is an occupational name for a plowman or farmer, so the work is right there in the word.
26. Eggers: In North German and Dutch, this is a patronymic surname from the given name Eggert.
27. Eggert: From the German root agi, meaning edge. It is a cousin to the Eck names above it. The name spans 6 letters.
28. Eggleston: An English surname, possibly from a lost medieval village called Eggleston in County Durham, which makes it a name that outlived its own place.
29. Ehlers: A patronymic German surname from the given name Ehler or Ehlert.
30. Ehrlich: A strong German option meaning honorable. It is one of the few surnames here that is a straight character reference. Count them: 7 letters, no more.
31. Eichel: German for acorn, given to a household living near an oak, and compact enough to suit six letters.
32. Eichelberger: A grand German mouthful meaning from the acorn mountain, four syllables that will never fit comfortably on a form.
33. Eicher: With German roots, Eicher started as a description. It denoted someone living by an oak tree. 6 letters in all.
34. Eide: From the Old Norse eið, an isthmus, meaning the family lived on a narrow strip of land between two waters.
35. Eikenboom: In Dutch this translates directly to oak tree, no metaphor required.
36. Eiler: Most likely a German nickname meaning noble one. It has charted as a given name since 2013 and reached #12,554 in 2025.
37. Eisenberg: A German surname meaning iron mountain. That is a lot of weight for three syllables to carry.
38. Eklund: Swedish for oak grove, a picturesque option that puts a stand of trees behind the family name.
39. Ekmekçi: A Turkish surname meaning baker, so somewhere back down the line this family fed a village.
40. Ekström: A Swedish surname joining ek (oak) and ström (stream). Those are two of the most-used building blocks in Swedish naming. It comes in at 7 letters.
41. Elam: Originally a habitational name for someone from Elam Grange in Yorkshire, England. It has charted as a U.S. given name since 1880 and reached #1,257 in 2015.
42. Eld: Three letters with Old Norse roots meaning fire, and no wasted sound anywhere in it.
43. Elderkin: An English diminutive of Elder, so the sense is roughly little older one, which is a pleasant contradiction.
44. Eley: A variation on the English habitational name Ely, meaning eel district. It charted as a given name in the 1920s, reaching #3,482 in 1926.
45. El-Ghazzawy: An alternate form of the Arabic Al-Ghazzawi. It marked a person from Gaza in Palestine. The whole thing is 10 letters.
46. El-Hashem: Another version of the Arabic Al-Hashim, meaning crusher or breaker, and rather more forceful than it sounds.
47. Eliassen: A Norwegian and Danish surname meaning “son of Elias.”
48. Elizondo: A Basque surname for someone whose home stood near a church. In a small town, that was the plainest address available. 8 letters, start to finish.
49. Elkins: This Old English surname traces back to the Hebrew Elias, meaning God is Jehovah. It made one appearance in the given-name data, at #4,346 in 1919.
50. Eller: A German name tied to the alder tree, quiet and a little mysterious. It ranked #2,097 in 1919 and has not reappeared in SSA data since 1955.
51. Ellingson: A Scandinavian patronymic surname for a “son of Elling.”
52. Elmer: From the Old English name Æðelmær, meaning noble and famous. It was genuinely popular once, reaching #44 in 1918, and still charts at #1,223 in 2025.
53. El-Mofty: An alternate form of the Arabic Al-Mufti, referring to a mufti, a Muslim legal advisor whose rulings carried real weight.
54. Elston: Derived from the feminine English name Æthelsige, meaning settlement of noble victory. It peaked as a given name at #1,110 in 1961 and still charts at #11,055 in 2025.
55. Elizalde: This Basque surname started as an address. It was given to someone residing near a church. Only 8 letters carry all that.
56. Elrod: Possibly a habitational name from Ellierode in Lower Saxony, Germany, shortened considerably on its way into English. It charted as a given name once, in 1971.
57. Elvis: A variant of Elwes meaning healthy and wide. It has charted in the U.S. since 1881 and peaked at #311 in 1957.
58. Elwes: From the French given name Eloise, meaning healthy and wide, and the parent of the more familiar Elvis.
59. Ely: The name of a town in eastern England, meaning eel district, which tells you exactly what the local water held. It reached #1,085 in 2005 and sat at #2,653 in 2025.
60. Emeric: From the German name Emmerich, meaning great ruler. It has charted quietly since 1924 and is at its highest point now, #1,574 in 2025.
61. Encinas: This 7-letter Spanish family name means “holm oak.”
62. Enciso: A habitational surname. It comes from several places called Enciso in Spain. It totals 6 letters.
63. Endres: A German patronymic surname meaning “son of Endre.”
64. Engler: A German patronymic meaning son of Engel or son of Engelbert, keeping the angel root one generation on.
65. Englert: This unique surname is German. It means “angelic” or “angel-like.” That’s 7 letters end to end.
66. Engelhardt: A German surname meaning brave angel, long associated with noble houses and impossible to shorten gracefully.
67. Engman: In Swedish, this surname initially indicated someone living in a meadow.
68. Engstrom: An ornamental Swedish name meaning meadow stream. It is built the same way as Ekström, from two pieces of landscape. It runs 8 letters long.
69. Enright: Rooted in the Gaelic Mac Ionnrachtaigh, meaning son of Ionnrachtach, which itself carries the sense of an attacker.
70. Episcopo: From the Italian word for bishop, out of the Greek episkopos, and one of several church names in this section.
71. Epperson: A patronymic option among last names that start with E. It means “son of Eppert” in Germanic. The name spans 8 letters.
72. Epps: This cute English surname was originally for someone residing near an aspen tree.
73. Epstein: A German Jewish surname meaning stone of the wild boar, which brings the boar theme to a suitably solid end.
74. Eraso: A habitational Basque surname. It represents abundance. Count them: 5 letters, no more.
75. Erb: Meaning descendant or heir, Erb is found most around the Upper Rhine near the French and German border, and it fits on any form ever printed.
76. Erbert: From the given name Eberhardt (brave boar).
77. Erdman: In German, Erdman means earth man or farmer, an occupation and a philosophy at once. That occupation-turned-name reached #3,681 in 1917.
78. Erkens: A classic option among last names starting with E. It is the Dutch form of Erik. 6 letters in all.
79. Erlendsson: A patronymic surname of Icelandic origin meaning “son of Erlend.”
80. Erskine: A Scottish surname that may mean projecting height in Gaelic. It ranked #1,035 in 1921, with 2011 its last appearance in the data.
81. Ervin: Out of a place in Scotland, Ervin carries the meaning green water. It reached #163 in 1920 and still holds at #1,656 in 2025.
82. Erwin: Meaning boar friend, which is an odd friendship but a memorable name. It ranked #222 in 1914 and sat at #2,402 in 2025.
83. Escamilla: Comes from the town of Escamilla in Guadalajara, Spain.
84. Escárcega: This Spanish surname has Basque roots. It comes from “hazkar,” meaning maple. It comes in at 9 letters.
85. Escarrà: Possibly from Catalan “esquerrá,” meaning “left-handed.”
86. Escobedo: With roots in Castile, Spain, Escobedo means broom, the same shrub that stands behind Escobar.
87. Esparza: Linked to the Basque region, from “esparto,” denoting grass for making rope.
88. Espina: Spanish for thorn bush, short and sharp, and the root of the longer Espinosa and Espinoza above.
89. Espinal: Most common in Catalan, Espinal means “thorn.”
90. Espino: This topographic name was initially given to those living by hawthorn bushes.
91. Espiritu: This meaningful Spanish surname means “spirit” or “soul.”
92. Esposito: Historically given to an Italian child taken in after being abandoned, which makes it one of the most poignant surnames on this list.
93. Esser: A German occupational surname meaning “cartmaker.”
94. Esteban: The Spanish form of Stephen, from the Greek for crown. It peaked at #320 in 2005 and ranked #461 in 2025.
95. Estevez: This surname suggests paternal lineage, meaning “son of Esteban.”
96. Etheridge: Meaning rich and powerful, this is the fuller spelling that Ethridge trimmed. The fuller version topped out at #2,166 in 1920.
97. Etter: A German occupational surname for a gatekeeper or porter, the person who decided who came in. It ranked #1,703 in 1913.
98. Eubanks: An English surname first given to families living by yew trees.
99. Evangelista: An Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish surname meaning evangelist, five syllables that arrive with their own rhythm.
100. Evenson: This Scandinavian patronymic surname means “son of Even.”
101. Ewald: German for ruler of law, which makes it a fitting name for anyone who likes rules kept. It reached #798 in 1916.
102. Ewart: An English and Scottish surname out of Edward, meaning rich guard. That guard name climbed to #2,672 in 1923.
103. Ewell: From the Old English name Aewill, meaning river spring, the point where the water actually comes out of the ground. It ranked #767 in 1919.
104. Eyck: Derived from the Dutch given name Eyck, meaning “wild boar.”
105. Ezell: A surname suggesting Jewish lineage, referencing an ancient kingdom of Israel. It reached #830 in 1933 and turned up again as recently as 2024.

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