Eaves Surname

35,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Eaves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5851:34,2434,270
England2,8401:19,6192,803
Australia5331:50,6496,298
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Wales1251:24,7562,599
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Jamaica431:66,7433,387
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Panama71:558,8949,437
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Macau31:200,543803
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6011:15,2252,258
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3241:37,9304,498

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Eve’s (Son): v. Eve.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire, Staffordshire, and other counties. Or from the Frisian, Eve; from the Danish, Ivers; from the Dutch-Flemish, Evers, Ivers.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Eaves Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eaves Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Eaves occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eaves? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,695th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 492,668 people. Eaves is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Eaves live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 26 people.

The surname Eaves is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 10,585 people, or 1 in 34,243. In The United States Eaves is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found 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 prevalency of Eaves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eaves surname grew 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eaves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eaves last name are 17.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.15% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geaves91128/
Heaves914/
Jeaves912/
Eavies912/
Eaveas911/
Eavees911/
Eavess911/
Eeaves911/
Eves897,548/
Aves895,925/
Eave89130/
Heavess830/
Evies801,679/
Avesh801,035/
Haves80604/
Javes80584/
Heves80452/
Eavey80438/
Eavis80370/
Yeves80295/
Gaves80166/
Avese80166/
Evets80107/
Etves80102/
Eaver8087/
Avest8078/
Aives8060/
Geves8054/
Avies8048/
Auves8045/
Heave8043/
Aaves8027/
Avees8018/
Evese8018/
Aveis8017/
Yaves8017/
Aveus8015/
Evest809/
Eives808/
Asves808/
Aeves807/
Eabes805/
Evaes805/
Aveas805/
Ewaes805/
Ehave804/
Eveus804/
Eavea803/
Avaes803/
Evesh803/
Atves802/
Ieves802/
Avess802/
Eve's802/
Ayves801/
Evess801/
Geave801/
Aveys801/
Eveis801/
Ueves801/
Eyave801/
Evesc801/
Eveys801/
Avoes801/
Ajves801/
Ahves801/
Avets800/
Eavie800/
Eeves800/
Euves800/
Eve7510,756/
Ave754,064/
Heavey733,323/
Jeeves731,824/
Evetts731,632/
Heaver731,518/
Geeves731,480/
Aavesh73346/
Etvesh73124/
Havies7375/
Avesse7342/
Heuves7338/
Geabes7325/
Hevesh7319/
Hoeves7319/
Ehavee7319/
Yavets7318/
Ehaver7316/
Gevges7315/
Auvesh7314/
Havest7313/
Avetse7312/
Hetves7312/
Javies7310/
Heavie7310/
Javesh738/
Yavesh737/
Heveus737/
Avesht736/
Havesh735/
Gavesh735/
Giaves734/
Javees734/
Hieves733/
Eeaver732/
Heveis732/
Jayves732/
Havese732/
Javeus732/
Jauves732/
Easbes732/
Jeives731/
Oieves731/
Haveys731/
Heeves731/
Heavis731/
Hevest731/
Eavish731/
Ehavis731/
Ayvesh731/
Avaesh731/
Avhesh731/
Yiaves731/
Javese731/
Javets731/
Haveis731/
Haveus731/
Ojaves731/
Geavey731/
Gaives731/
Esvesh731/
Evesse731/
Evetse731/
Aivest731/
Ajvest731/
Ayvese731/
Ueveys731/
Haives730/
Gavess730/
Heives730/
Eavais730/
Avetts730/
Gaaves730/
Hayves730/
Havaes730/
Geyave730/
Havees730/
Hauves730/
Hiaves730/
Yves6744,516/
Ives6724,467/
Avis679,225/
Abes677,955/
Awes675,062/
Avey673,274/
Ever673,126/
Gave672,454/
Aver672,396/
Have672,365/
Evis671,246/
Ewes671,210/
Auve67968/
Avet67960/
Aveh67880/
Aive67811/
Evey67692/
Avez67665/
Evje67408/
Avie67407/
Aved67396/
Avea67378/
Avei67375/
Ebes67357/
Evie67315/
Geve67189/
Heve67187/
Eveh67175/
Evez67166/
Evet67162/
Aave67154/
Avej67102/
Evee67101/
Ieve6790/
Ayevese6784/
Eavy6773/
Evei6769/
Eava6747/
Euve6743/
Aveu6741/
Asve6736/
Avee6735/
Uyevese6735/
Evge6735/
Eawe6734/
Yeve6731/
Evec6730/
Ayve6728/
Aveashe6722/
Aeve6719/
Avec6714/
Eive6714/
Eachues6713/
Avge6711/
Eabe6710/
Eavi6710/
Atve678/
Gaioves678/
Avís676/
Eveu676/
A'Ve675/
Avex675/
Jeevesh674/
Ejve674/
Haivets674/
Aveatse674/
Hayives673/
Oheavey673/
Eved673/
Ahve673/
Evej673/
Etve672/
Avje672/
Heaveer672/
Avep672/
Eeve672/
Ajavies672/
Eyve672/
Jaiveis671/
Ehieves671/
Geavais671/
Aaivesh671/
Ahavesh671/
Ajve671/
Aveshsh671/
Aveetse671/
Eväs671/
D'avies671/
Aveš671/
Avhe671/
Avés671/
Javeesh671/
Ehve671/
Evhe671/
Gayoves671/
Javeesd671/
Javesch670/
Avys670/

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