Easton Surname
Approximately 32,820 people bear this surname
Easton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Easton,' parishes in Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Essex, Somerset, and Leicestershire. Also hamlets in various counties; compare Weston, Norton, Sutton, and many others.
Read More About This SurnameEaston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,700 | 1:24,657 | 3,103 |
| England | 6,709 | 1:8,305 | 1,215 |
| Australia | 3,096 | 1:8,720 | 1,296 |
| Canada | 2,896 | 1:12,723 | 1,875 |
| Scotland | 2,623 | 1:2,041 | 372 |
| South Africa | 849 | 1:63,814 | 8,018 |
| New Zealand | 818 | 1:5,536 | 897 |
| Wales | 159 | 1:19,462 | 2,076 |
| Guyana | 117 | 1:6,515 | 1,099 |
| Northern Ireland | 99 | 1:18,637 | 2,335 |
| Mauritius | 68 | 1:19,021 | 3,929 |
| Uruguay | 66 | 1:51,996 | 5,760 |
| Chile | 58 | 1:303,732 | 8,727 |
| Jamaica | 52 | 1:55,191 | 3,077 |
| Bermuda | 46 | 1:1,419 | 226 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:5,364 | 1,196 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 1:90,932 | 6,341 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 129 | 1:34,340 | 3,302 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,799 | 1:8,709 | 1,312 |
| Scotland | 1,738 | 1:2,154 | 390 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,189 | 1:15,747 | 2,007 |
Easton (3,411) may also be a first name.
Easton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Easton,' parishes in Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Essex, Somerset, and Leicestershire. Also hamlets in various counties; compare Weston, Norton, Sutton, and many others.
Philip atte Estone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Alan de Eston, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ranulph de Eston, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Geoffrey de Eston, Norfolk, ibid.
John de Eston. Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Walter de Eston, vicar of Tyrington, Norfolk, c. 1460: History of Norfolk.
1572. Married — John Steedman and Alice Easton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1738. — John Easton and Mary Head: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Probably from Easton near Dolphinton, Peeblesshire. There is another Easton near Bathgate, West Lothian. Johannes de Eistoun witnessed a charter by Petrus de Morthingtoun at Lamhertoun, c. 1270 (BNCH., XVI, p. 334; Home, 225). Andrew Esstenin Runningburn, 1663 (Stitchill, p. 26), and James Eistone, portioner of Lessudden in same year (RRM., II p. 52). Eastone 1668, Eastoun 1675, Eastoune 1667, Eiston 1665, Eistoune 1587.
(English) belongingto Easton = the East Farmstead, Manor, or Village [Old English eást + tún]
(English) One who came from Easton (the eastern homestead), the name of several places in England.
Like Norton, Sutton, Weston, in its origin, meaning an enclosure or homestead, lying relatively towards the east. Besides minor districts and farms, there are seventeen parishes, hamlets, tythings, &c., in England so designated.
A location name in Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire.
Easton Demographics
Average Male Easton Height
176.86 cm
Average Female Easton Height
163.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Easton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Easton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Easton (Arabic: ايستون) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Easton? popularity and diffusion
Easton is the 16,924th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 222,046 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Easton live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 121,891st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 3,411 people.
Easton is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,700 people, or 1 in 24,657. In The United States Easton is most common in: New York, where 6 percent live, Illinois, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Easton is found in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Easton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Easton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Easton last name expanded 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,445 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Easton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Easton last name are 11.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Easton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.99% more than the national average, earning R 308,916 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $43,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $52,036 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Easton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Easton in the Arabic language | ||
| ايستون | aystwn | - |
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Easton Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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