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
Average Eaves Salary in
United States
$40,490 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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