East Name Meaning: From those that lived to the east of a wood or in an eastern wood or a regional name for someone who had migrated from the east of a place.
Originated from Anlo-Saxon words east and 'wudu' meaning wood.This surname has absorbed various other European names with similar meaning.
Discover how your East ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 88 |
| Buckinghamshire | 271 |
| Berkshire | 208 |
| Cambridgeshire | 29 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 49 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 56 |
| Dorset | 13 |
| Durham | 32 |
| Essex | 220 |
| Gloucestershire | 147 |
| Hampshire | 128 |
| Herefordshire | 49 |
| Hertfordshire | 184 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 273 |
| Lancashire | 154 |
| Leicestershire | 77 |
| Lincolnshire | 507 |
| London | 1,394 |
| Middlesex | 337 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 71 |
| Northamptonshire | 114 |
| Nottinghamshire | 128 |
| Oxfordshire | 201 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 109 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 170 |
| Sussex | 107 |
| Staffordshire | 53 |
| Warwickshire | 146 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 20 |
| Worcestershire | 82 |
| Yorkshire | 258 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 19 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 54 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 28 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 4 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 74 |
| Living On Own Means | 64 |
| General Servant Domestic | 55 |
| Dress Maker | 49 |
| Cook Domestic | 39 |
| Farmer | 36 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 32 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 27 |
| Gardener Domestic | 26 |
| Scholar | 26 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 25 |
| Laundress Wash | 24 |
| Carpenter | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| House Maid Domestic | 19 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Cabinet Maker | 14 |
| Carman | 14 |
| Clerk | 14 |
| Servant Domestic | 14 |
| General Domestic Servant | 13 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William East | 2,557 |
| Mary East | 2,092 |
| John East | 1,787 |
| Elizabeth East | 1,544 |
| George East | 1,514 |
| Sarah East | 1,215 |
| Thomas East | 1,072 |
| James East | 1,002 |
| Henry East | 809 |
| Charles East | 806 |
| Ann East | 791 |
| Jane East | 598 |
| Eliza East | 564 |
| Emma East | 546 |
| Joseph East | 534 |
| Annie East | 517 |
| Alfred East | 502 |
| Frederick East | 500 |
| Alice East | 493 |
| Ellen East | 489 |
| Robert East | 457 |
| Emily East | 429 |
| Arthur East | 420 |
| Richard East | 391 |
| Edward East | 388 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East | 100% | 36,255 |
| 2 | Aust | 50% | 2,817 |
| 3 | Sait | 50% | 2,504 |
| 4 | St John | 0% | 1,722 |
| 5 | Eastoe | 67% | 1,285 |
| 6 | Sate | 25% | 1,071 |
| 7 | St George | 11% | 696 |
| 8 | Ost | 50% | 533 |
| 9 | St Clair | 13% | 525 |
| 10 | Easto | 80% | 350 |
| 11 | Seat | 50% | 344 |
| 12 | Austee | 33% | 300 |
| 13 | St Aubyn | 13% | 227 |
| 14 | St Paul | 14% | 184 |
| 15 | St Leger | 13% | 183 |
| 16 | Site | 0% | 182 |
| 17 | St Pier | 0% | 180 |
| 18 | Austie | 33% | 172 |
| 19 | Easte | 80% | 150 |
| 20 | Aste | 50% | 140 |
| 21 | Seate | 40% | 117 |
| 22 | Sute | 0% | 103 |
| 23 | Suit | 25% | 102 |
The surname East is the most popular version of all its varients