Subscribe >
Help
Member Login
Username Password (Forgot?)
Look up another surname
The eisen Surname

eisen Name Meaning and History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German isen ‘iron’, German Eisen. It may also have been used as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an ornamental name from modern German Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish cognate ayzn.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

The eisen name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the eisen family name as far back in history as possible.

eisen Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add eisen family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of eisen Families in the US in 1920
Number of eisen families
 62-121
 21-61		 1-20
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view eisen census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for eisen records.
  • You can see how eisen families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search eisen census records.

More resources for your eisen family history

Eisen message board


Threads: 33 - Messages: 82
ThreadAuthorReplies
Eisen, Mary Alice in New York cecomm64 0
Maxie EISEN saholly45 25
EISEN William M .jpg t42Furneaux_DenCoTX 1
EISEN blank .jpg t42Furneaux_DenCoTX 1
EISEN .jpg t42Furneaux_DenCoTX 1
Eisen George Nellie Dooley Ma. tray5173 5
George and Nellie Eisen John Traynor 2
Researching Louise Eisen and Family deandelillo 0
Eisen nquade1327 0
Eisens from Lvov in Galicia sandy eisen 1
Viewing 1-10 of 33 |  Go to the full board

Start your FREE family tree. We'll start searching.

Enter a few simple facts about your family. We'll use what you enter to try and find more.

Begin your family tree with your name:


Member Connections

More Tools and Resources