Essen

Used in: 3 countries

From the German city and surname, often confused with essen (“eating”), but this is not related. The city's oldest name, Astnide, could be related to Old High German asc (“ash tree”). The surname is from the city.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Essence Derived from Essen
Essenaud Derived from Essen
Essengue Derived from Essen
Essenburg Derived from Essen
Essential Derived from Essen
Essenstam Derived from Essen
Essenwein Derived from Essen
Essenberg Derived from Essen

Popularity by Country

Essen

Rank #44654

Frequency 453 people (0.17 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 95.58% Hispanic 2.21% Two+ 1.1%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Essen

Rank #106003

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Essen

Rank #476656

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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