Eager Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
9
17
26
35
43
52
61
69
78
87
95
Channel Islands
8
Devon
2
Durham
1
Essex
3
Flintshire
1
Glamorgan
5
Gloucestershire
5
Hampshire
12
Hertfordshire
1
Hunts and Rutland
5
Isle of Man
1
Kent
2
Lancashire
49
Lincolnshire
2
London
81
Monmouthshire
6
Northumberland
2
Norfolk
8
Oxfordshire
1
Shropshire
1
Suffolk
1
Somerset
5
Surrey
15
Sussex
104
Warwickshire
10
Yorkshire
6
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Buckinghamshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cambridgeshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Cheshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Derbyshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Dorset
0
Herefordshire
0
Leicestershire
0
Middlesex
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Northamptonshire
0
Nottinghamshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Staffordshire
0
Westmorland
0
Wiltshire
0
Worcestershire
0
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Eager Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Eager family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
14
Agricultural Labourer
13
Independent
10
Labourer
5
Porter
3
Shoe Maker
3
Independant
2
Carpenter
2
Pauper
2
Male Servant
2
Grocer
2
Surgeon
2
Clerk
2
Miller
2
Dress Maker
1
Engineer
1
House Agent
1
Cotton Factory
1
House Keeper
1
Coachman
1
Lead Ore Miner
1
Agricutural Labourer
1
Farmer
1
Bone Sawer
1
Gardener
1
Most Frequent Forenames for Eager
Eager Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Gore
20%
24,589
2
Ager
80%
9,321
3
Agar
60%
9,302
4
Gear
40%
7,636
5
Eager
100%
3,683
6
Gair
40%
3,141
7
Geer
40%
3,107
8
Gare
40%
2,904
9
Auger
60%
2,235
10
Ogier
40%
1,677
11
Geere
20%
1,499
12
Guire
0%
1,396
13
Egar
60%
889
14
Goore
0%
552
15
Augur
40%
545
16
Augar
40%
539
17
Eagar
80%
404
18
Geare
40%
349
19
Gier
40%
321
20
Gara
20%
313
21
Ogara
20%
301
22
Gree
20%
271
23
Goer
40%
245
24
Geear
20%
230
25
Goor
20%
195
26
Eger
80%
189
27
Egre
40%
181
28
Oger
60%
169
29
Agre
40%
124
30
Egger
80%
124
31
Gire
20%
110
32
Gar
40%
101
Did you know?
The surname Eager is the
5th most popular variant of Gore.