as a Last Name
- 12,088
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named East
Meaning & Origins
English: topographic name for someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or settlement, or outside it to the east, or a regional name for someone who had migrated from the east of a place. As an American family name, this surname has absorbed various other European names with similar meaning.
| 2,579th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,088
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alabama
- has the most people named East per capita
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