Eaves Surname
Approximately 14,792 people bear this surname
Eaves Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eve,' which see. (a) Local, 'of Eaves,' a hamlet in the parish of St. Michael-on-Wyre, Lancashire. All the Lancashire Eaves must be looked upon as sprung from this spot.
Thomas Eaves, of Littllwood, hushandman.
Read More About This SurnameEaves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,585 | 1:34,243 | 4,270 |
| England | 2,840 | 1:19,619 | 2,803 |
| Australia | 533 | 1:50,649 | 6,298 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Wales | 125 | 1:24,756 | 2,599 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Jamaica | 43 | 1:66,743 | 3,387 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,601 | 1:15,225 | 2,258 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,324 | 1:37,930 | 4,498 |
Eaves (26) may also be a first name.
Eaves Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Eve,' which see. (a) Local, 'of Eaves,' a hamlet in the parish of St. Michael-on-Wyre, Lancashire. All the Lancashire Eaves must be looked upon as sprung from this spot.
Thomas Eaves, of Littllwood, hushandman. 1641: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Richard Eives, of Fishwicke, glover, 1509: ibid.
Robert Eaves, of Houghwick, Penwortham, 1612: Wills at Chester.
Richard Eyres, 1542: Preston Guild Rolls.
Thomas Eyres, de Fyshwyk, 1542: ibid.
Eve’s (Son): v. Eve.
A township in Staffordshire.
A location name in Lancashire, Staffordshire, and other counties. Or from the Frisian, Eve; from the Danish, Ivers; from the Dutch-Flemish, Evers, Ivers.
Eaves Demographics
Eaves Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Eaves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eaves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eaves occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Eaves.
How Common Is The Last Name Eaves? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,695th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 492,668 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Eaves reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name globally, held by 26 people.
Eaves is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10,585 people, or 1 in 34,243. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Eaves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Eaves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eaves last name rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Eaves Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Eaves surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Eaves surname are 17.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.15% being registered with the political party.
The amount Eaves earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning R 285,480 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $40,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning $65,690 CAD per year.
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