Eaton Surname
Approximately 93,703 people bear this surname
Eaton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eaton.' There are townships so termed in Berkshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire (4), and Salop; parishes in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Salop, Herefordshire, Bedfordshire, Staffordshire, Berkshire, &c.
Read More About This SurnameEaton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64,064 | 1:5,658 | 655 |
| England | 15,398 | 1:3,619 | 488 |
| Australia | 5,645 | 1:4,782 | 694 |
| Canada | 3,896 | 1:9,457 | 1,420 |
| New Zealand | 811 | 1:5,584 | 909 |
| South Africa | 618 | 1:87,666 | 10,765 |
| Wales | 476 | 1:6,501 | 722 |
| Scotland | 422 | 1:12,687 | 1,685 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| France | 231 | 1:287,544 | 44,088 |
| Northern Ireland | 230 | 1:8,022 | 1,350 |
| Ireland | 205 | 1:22,970 | 2,268 |
| Jamaica | 155 | 1:18,516 | 1,673 |
| Thailand | 121 | 1:583,788 | 99,456 |
| Mexico | 118 | 1:1,051,917 | 13,496 |
| Japan | 100 | 1:1,278,443 | 22,617 |
| Chile | 96 | 1:183,505 | 5,943 |
| Spain | 79 | 1:591,798 | 27,792 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Brazil | 54 | 1:3,964,339 | 108,357 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 393 | 1:11,272 | 1,563 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,884 | 1:3,092 | 437 |
| Wales | 286 | 1:5,484 | 366 |
| Scotland | 221 | 1:16,938 | 1,810 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,886 | 1:2,974 | 340 |
Eaton (1,269) may also be a first name.
Eaton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eaton.' There are townships so termed in Berkshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire (4), and Salop; parishes in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Salop, Herefordshire, Bedfordshire, Staffordshire, Berkshire, &c. The place-name and surname are now all but invariably spelt Eaton.
Peter de Eton, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Brian de Eton, Wiltshire, ibid.
Robert de Etone, Berkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Walter de Eton, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1563. Married — Thomas Eaton and Katherine Brown: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1588. — Harry Eton and Judithe Wylkynson: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1669. — Thomas Bennitt and Margarett Eton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1710. — John Eaton and Anne Eaton: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English) belonging to Eaton = 1 the River- (side) Farmstead, Estate, or Village [Old English eá, river + tún] 2 Eata’s Farmstead or Estate.
Place name in many parts of England, including Derbyshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Berkshire.
(English) One who came from Eaton (homestead on a river, or island), the name of various places in England.
Parishes and places in cos. Leicester, Chester, Berks, Nottingham, Salop, Derby, Hereford, Bedford, &c.
(Saxon.) Local. From ea, water, and ton, a town. There are several parishes in England by this name.
(English), Water town. (variant: van der Aa.)
The Cheshire Eatons take their name from townships of the name in the county. The Eatons of Eaton, a very old and distinguished family, are probably the parent stock (O.).
The name of Eaton, which in Derbyshire is taken from villages in the county, has long been represented in Derby. For several generations the Eatons of that town were engaged in the wool - combing and dyeing trade, and lived in the Bridgegate; during last century they filled the offices of mayor and alderman of Derby, and held the post of keeper of the county jail (G.).
Eaton Demographics
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Eaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eaton is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eaton? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,025th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 77,773 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Eaton reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Eaton is also the 221,510th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,269 people.
The surname Eaton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 64,064 people, or 1 in 5,658. In The United States Eaton is most common in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, Missouri, where 5 percent reside and Florida, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 96 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Eaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Eaton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eaton surname expanded 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 48 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Eaton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Eaton surname is chiefly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Eaton last name are 10.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Eaton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 149.71% more than the national average, earning 864,203 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.59% more than the national average, earning R 486,180 per year; in United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,689 CAD per year.
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