Eisen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

The prominent surname Eisen is a proud symbol of Jewish heritage. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. There are three possible derivations of the surname Eisen. In the first case, it may be a metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, derived from the Yiddish word ayzn, and the German word eisen, which means iron. Another interpretation suggests that this surname is of patronymic origin, and derived from the surname Isaac. A third alternative suggests that the surname Eisen is an ornamental surname. This explanation comes from the fact that there are many compound names, such as Eisenstein, which means iron stone.

Eisen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Eisemann and others.

Eisen Ranking

In the United States, the name Eisen is the 12,231^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Eisen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Eisen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Theodore Eisen, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
Nicolas Eisen, who settled in Texas in 1854
Abrah Eisen, aged 17, who landed in America from Hamburg, in 1892

Eisen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Albert William Eisen, aged 23, who settled in America from Denmark, in 1905
Anna Eisen, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1905
Annie Eisen, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
Abrah. Jude Eisen, aged 18, who immigrated to America from Minsk, Russia, in 1906
Leon Eisen, who arrived in Arkansas in 1906 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Eisen (post 1700) +

Zachary Tyler "Zach" Eisen (b. 1993), American actor and voice actor
Norman L. Eisen (b. 1960), American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Arnold M. Eisen Ph. D. (b. 1951), American Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City
Richard Eisen (b. 1969), American television journalist
Cliff Eisen (b. 1952), Canadian musicologist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)