Eastwood Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Eastwood Name Meaning: From those that lived to the east of a wood or in an eastern wood.

Originated from Anlo-Saxon words east and 'wudu' meaning wood.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cambridgeshire 1
Cheshire 78
Cornwall 6
Derbyshire 47
Devon 9
Durham 6
Essex 31
Flintshire 2
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 10
Hunts and Rutland 1
Kent 41
Lancashire 1,424
Leicestershire 8
Lincolnshire 30
London 128
Middlesex 5
Northumberland 6
Nottinghamshire 17
Shropshire 5
Suffolk 2
Somerset 3
Surrey 12
Sussex 152
Staffordshire 30
Warwickshire 8
Wiltshire 1
Yorkshire 2,125
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0
Worcestershire 0

Eastwood Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eastwood family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 147
Weaver 96
Agricultural Labourer 79
Female Servant 71
Independent 70
Labourer 67
Farmer 34
Woollen Weaver 31
Clothier 30
Cotton Spinner 26
Stone Mason 25
Carpenter 25
Blacksmith 20
Coal Miner 20
Worsted Weaver 20
Male Servant 19
Fancy Weaver 18
Cotton Piecer 16
Wool Comber 16
Shoe Maker 15
Joiner 13
Butcher 12
Carter 12
Grocer 12
Apprentice 11

Most Frequent Forenames for Eastwood

Name Census Frequency
Mary Eastwood 3,612
John Eastwood 3,378
William Eastwood 2,447
James Eastwood 2,114
Sarah Eastwood 2,100
Elizabeth Eastwood 1,954
Thomas Eastwood 1,653
George Eastwood 1,588
Ann Eastwood 1,292
Joseph Eastwood 1,011
Hannah Eastwood 970
Jane Eastwood 845
Alice Eastwood 810
Ellen Eastwood 759
Henry Eastwood 756
Martha Eastwood 749
Annie Eastwood 748
Charles Eastwood 744
Robert Eastwood 576
Emma Eastwood 572
Eliza Eastwood 563
Margaret Eastwood 499
Emily Eastwood 453
Arthur Eastwood 428
Samuel Eastwood 390

Eastwood Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Eastwood 100% 50,772
2 Astwood 88% 507
3 Estwood 88% 150

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