Eavestaff Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Eavestaff Surname Definition:

Most likely a corruption of Heave-staff, analogous to Hurlbat, Shakeshaft, Wagstaff, and Shakspeare.

Eavestaff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Eavestaff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most likely a corruption of Heave-staff, analogous to Hurlbat, Shakeshaft, Wagstaff, and Shakspeare.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Eavestaff Last Name Facts

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

Eavestaff has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eavestaff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eavestaff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Eavestaff are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,528,323. In New Zealand Eavestaff is most frequent in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eavestaff
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