Eager is used as a family name or surname in Bohemia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Eager
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Bohemia
Meaning: Sharp-set, vehement, earnest. The name may be local, from the river Eger, in Bohemia, or Egra, a city on the river Eger

How popular is Eager?

Eager is common in United States.

Eager is ranked 88715 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Eager bearers increased by 6.025759 per cent in 2010 US census to 2305 since 2000, the surname slipped by 301 spots and ranked at 13246. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.29 94.3
Black 6.42 2.12
Hispanic or Latino 2.43 1.89
Others 1.48 0.97
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.78 0.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.23
Eager is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 4847 people have been found who wears Eager as their family name. Eager is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
101,066 Zimbabwe5
4,384 Northern Ireland3
26,321 Israel3
90,215 Germany3
10,686 Costa Rica3
15,749 Finland3
119,730 Brazil3
44,018 Poland2
1,834 Malta2
18,625 Japan2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
20,595 China2
23,344 Austria2
1,500,361 India2
123,175 Tanzania1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
810,193 Indonesia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,110 Bosnia1
18,969 Wales1
13,447 Uganda1
8,181 Botswana1
34,581 Chile1
25,721 Egypt1
3,993 El Salvador1
277,603 France1
17,236 Ghana1
118,015 Netherlands1
66,560 Philippines1
21,562 Portugal1
36,678 Singapore1
624 Solomon Islands1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,925 New Zealand69
Countries with hundreds of Eager:
8,801 England747
6,254 Australia464
20,379 South Africa292
2,693 Ireland158
22,710 Canada155
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Eager:
12,771 United States2,737
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Edward Eager worked as mason and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Cork on Liberty and arrived on May 21, 1846. Thomas Eager, aged 28, 27 years old Jane Eager, 22 years old Richard Eager, Workman J. Eager, C. Eager, aged 19, Catherine Eager (17) Immigrant, Mechanic William Eager, are others that migrated to US.

From Italy

4 years old Aurille Eager who was residing in Italy migrated to USA on April 29, 1896 by Ems put out from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples. He was accompained by 4 years old None Aurille Eager.

Eager Namesakes

  • Ben Eager, Ice hockey player
  • Brenda Lee Eager, Singer
  • Edward Eager, Dramatist
  • Evelyne Eager, Actress
  • John Eager Howard, Former Governor of Maryland
  • Meagan Eager, Film actress
  • Edward Eager, Dramatist
  • Edward Eager, Dramatist
  • Edward Eager, Dramatist
  • John Eager Howard, Former Governor of Maryland

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