Eales Surname
Approximately 5,367 people bear this surname
Eales Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elye'; Old French for English Ellis. The genitive or patronymic form would be Elyes, thus differing slightly from the English Ellis. But v. Ellis, where instances of the French form will be found.
Read More About This SurnameEales Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,556 | 1:21,799 | 3,060 |
| Australia | 1,030 | 1:26,209 | 3,568 |
| South Africa | 631 | 1:85,860 | 10,565 |
| United States | 598 | 1:606,119 | 49,257 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| New Zealand | 149 | 1:30,391 | 5,294 |
| Wales | 110 | 1:28,132 | 2,887 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,496 | 1:16,294 | 2,388 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
Eales (29) may also be a first name.
Eales Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elye'; Old French for English Ellis. The genitive or patronymic form would be Elyes, thus differing slightly from the English Ellis. But v. Ellis, where instances of the French form will be found. I only suggest this; I have no actual proof.
Elye de Bleynnaker, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.
1680. Married — John Kingham and Saray Eeles: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1789. Married — John Eales and Mary Morton: St. George, Hanover Square.
1807. — William Eells and Sarah Grapham: ibid.
Eale’s (Son): v. Eale.
“Son of Eli” (see also Ellis).
Armorially identified with Eyles and Iles (Robson), probably the same as Lisle (Lower).
Eales Demographics
Average Eales Salary in
United States
$46,840 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eales Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eales Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eales is found most frequently in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eales click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eales? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 89,408th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,357,843 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Eales are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. Eales is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2,556 people, or 1 in 21,799. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, Northamptonshire, where 7 percent live and West Midlands, where 6 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.
Eales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Eales has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Eales Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (33%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Eales last name are 18.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.42% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Eales earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.18% more than the national average, earning R 516,108 per year; in United States they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $46,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $53,516 CAD per year.
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