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

Eastwood Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eastwood family

Profession Census Frequency
School 705
Cotton Weaver 259
Private Means 77
Weaver 70
Weaver Cotton 51
Coal Miner Hewer 49
Dressmaker 47
Labourer 38
Farm Labourer 37
Housekeeper 32
Farmer 32
General Labourer 30
Clerk 28
None 28
Assisting In The Business 28
House Keeper 26
Carter 26
At School 23
Cotton Spinner 23
At Home 21
General Servant (domestic) 21
Housewife 20
Butcher 17
Weaver (cotton) 17
General Servant Domestic 15

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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The surname Eastwood is the most popular version of all its varients

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