Eastern Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Eastern Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eastern family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Lace Maker 2
Engineer 1
Mainer's Wife 1
House Servant 1
Agricultural Laborer 1
Farmer's Baillff 1
Gardener 1
House Servant Formerly Dressmaker 1
Pauper 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Laborer 1

Eastern Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stearn 57% 4,058
2 Stern 71% 2,253
3 Strain 29% 2,155
4 Sterne 57% 1,443
5 Stearne 43% 447
6 Storn 57% 225
7 Eastern 100% 146
8 Storne 43% 143
9 Starn 57% 137
10 Ostorne 43% 114
11 Starne 43% 109
12 Austrin 43% 106

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The surname Eastern is the 7th most popular variant of Stearn.

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