Eton Surname

156,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Eton Surname Definition:

Local. Awtwyn, in Welsh, is the hillock near the waters, from Aw, water, and twyn, a small hill. In Saxon, Ea and ton have the same signification, i. e., "the hill or town near the water."

Eton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9181:92,3586,396
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Philippines1191:850,74179,193
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Uganda711:549,84930,277
England461:1,211,26256,182
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Eton (1,469) may also be a first name.

Eton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Awtwyn, in Welsh, is the hillock near the waters, from Aw, water, and twyn, a small hill. In Saxon, Ea and ton have the same signification, i. e., "the hill or town near the water."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Eton Last Name Facts

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

Eton (Marathi: अॅटोन, Russian: Этон) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eton is the 156,463rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,604,555 people. The surname Eton is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Eton are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Eton is also the 203,151st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,469 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,918 people, or 1 in 92,358. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 54 percent are found, Cross River, where 34 percent are found and Lagos, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Eton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eton surname decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Eton surname is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Eton last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Eton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,520 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eaton8993,703/
Etong895,111/
Eston892,089/
Eiton891,084/
Etone89621/
Jeton89581/
Eyton89406/
Euton89331/
Yeton89159/
Etoun8981/
Etton8958/
Heton8942/
Geton8931/
Aeton8919/
Ethon8911/
Etond896/
Edton894/
Etoon892/
Ejton892/
E'Ton891/
Etgon891/
Etuon891/
Ieton891/
Etoin891/
Etonc891/
Etoen891/
Ehton890/
Eeton890/
Heaton8033,115/
Easton8032,820/
Heston804,214/
Jetton802,899/
Jeston80578/
Heuton80470/
Esthon80451/
Yetton80318/
Estoon80285/
Estone80258/
Geeton80250/
Jethon80233/
Getton80149/
Estong80136/
Etoune80128/
Heiton80108/
Etoung8095/
Aethon8089/
Geyton8074/
Ettong8039/
Yeston8037/
Yetong8034/
Ethoin8032/
Hetton8029/
Eshton8027/
Etuong8027/
Yetoun8025/
Hetoin8020/
Euthon8018/
Eyston8016/
Eiston8014/
Eatton8011/
Etonne8010/
Yethon809/
Eutton809/
Jetong809/
Jetoon808/
Hetong808/
Eathon807/
Eztong807/
Heyton806/
Eetong806/
Geiton804/
Iedton804/
Yetoin804/
Hoeton803/
Ethond803/
Heeton802/
Eeston802/
Eatone802/
Eatonq802/
Eayton802/
Jeeton802/
Edtong802/
Haeton802/
Hedton801/
Hejton801/
Eatoin801/
Eitton801/
Eeyton801/
Gethon801/
Yeyton801/
Ietoin801/
Hetone801/
Yetonn801/
Eheton801/
Etoing801/
Etongh801/
Ethoun801/
Estoun801/
Eytone801/
Oedton801/
Aedton801/
Eadton801/
Estton800/
Hieton800/
Hetohn800/
Hyeton800/
Esston800/
Aton7513,269/
Oton757,975/
Etom751,935/
Etan751,293/
Iton751,278/
Etun7589/
Yton7537/
Etün752/
Heaston731,225/
Etongue73315/
Heiston73205/
Estocin7391/
Easthon7361/
Yetoing7353/
Hettong7347/
Hieston7346/
Eastton7321/
Ayieton7316/
Hesston7311/
Heathon738/
Eastone736/
Jestone736/
Eadtong736/
Jeyston735/
Heatton734/
Etonova734/
Aiyeton734/
Etongne734/
Iedtong734/
Eystone732/
Eichton732/
Ahieton732/
Jietong732/
Hedtong732/
Eggiton731/
Hethong731/
Heitton731/
Jesston731/
Eashton731/
Eastond731/
Jethone731/
Uyieton731/
Geithon731/
Gethoun731/
Getthon731/
Etochin731/
Ethound731/
Eastong731/
Esthone731/
Aedthon731/
Eadtoun731/
Eistont731/
Jehtong731/
Jeitong731/
Jeytong731/
Heayton730/
Hestond730/
Heutton730/
Estoine730/
Eathone730/
Easston730/
Jettoun730/
Heateon730/
Etang675,988/
Ayton673,411/
Eitan672,206/
Othon672,079/
Atton671,780/
Otton671,537/
Itong671,496/
Haton671,294/
Etane671,253/
Etaan671,169/
Ethan671,121/
Aiton671,102/
Estan67795/
Itond67766/
Athon67743/
Yoton67699/
Ethun67471/
Giton67470/
Odton67377/
Hetun67346/
Etung67304/
Getun67281/
Atoon67267/
Eytan67247/
Aetan67241/
Hiton67202/
Hetthong67199/
Hoton67164/
Getan67161/
Etuin67159/
Hyton67156/
Jetan67122/
Hetan67102/
Jiton6781/
Etoungue6778/
Ettan6770/
Itone6762/
Aaton6761/
Yetan6755/
Ohton6743/
Estochen6740/
Estom6736/
Jetom6736/
Heastont6735/
Estochin6728/
Ithon6728/
Etoum6725/
Aïton6724/
Iston6721/
Eztan6719/
Oiton6718/
Ahton6713/
Eadthong6710/
Etune679/
Itoon679/
Eatan678/
Etoom678/
Edtom677/
Eetan677/
Ettom677/
Adton676/
Eatom675/
Estun675/
Están675/
Atoin674/
Etumn674/
Estonque674/
Jiethong674/
Atuon673/
Itton673/
Ettun673/
Uiton672/
Eatonová672/
Ajton672/
Itoun672/
Ytong672/
Etand672/
Eitun672/
Estongue672/
Getán672/
Ietan672/
Ethom672/
Heastone671/
Jtone671/
Etanh671/
Jtohn671/
Otoin671/
Etund671/
Etoim671/
Ituon671/
Etuom671/
Jetón671/
Jtoun671/
Oyton671/
Ytone671/
Yetom671/
Easthond671/
Eatun671/
Atonn671/
Aîton671/
Itohn671/
Edtan671/
Eidthong671/
Eutan671/
Jeathong671/
Hedthong671/
Iedthong671/
Ietom671/
Heistond670/
Otoon670/

Eton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eton in the Marathi language
अॅटोनaetona66.67
अॅतोनaetona33.33
Eton in the Russian language
Этонeton-

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Eton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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