Eaton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Eaton Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon, 'eatun', meaning 'river settlement'.

An Anglo-Saxon name which was used to describe someone who lived near or next to a river or stream. May have also been taken from a place of the same name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 66
Cambridgeshire 38
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 376
Carmarthenshire 6
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 398
Denbighshire 3
Devon 19
Dorset 100
Durham 3
Essex 113
Flintshire 18
Glamorgan 101
Gloucestershire 34
Hampshire 32
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 18
Hunts and Rutland 30
Isle of Man 5
Kent 136
Lancashire 557
Leicestershire 102
Lincolnshire 100
London 593
Middlesex 63
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 7
Monmouthshire 2
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 93
Northamptonshire 130
Nottinghamshire 164
Oxfordshire 111
Pembrokeshire 1
Shropshire 127
Suffolk 61
Somerset 28
Surrey 12
Sussex 56
Staffordshire 288
Warwickshire 108
Wiltshire 39
Worcestershire 113
Yorkshire 247
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Cornwall 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Eaton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eaton family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 230
Female Servant 187
Independent 123
Labourer 75
Male Servant 74
Farmer 69
Shoe Maker 54
Silk Weaver 29
Carpenter 27
Blacksmith 20
Dress Maker 19
Gardener 18
Weaver 18
Servant 17
Tailor 16
Ag Labourer 14
Butcher 14
Mariner 12
Cotton Spinner 11
Frame Work Knitter 11
Pupil 11
Publican 10
Cooper 10
Apprentice 10
Milliner 10

Most Frequent Forenames for Eaton

Name Census Frequency
Mary Eaton 3,939
William Eaton 3,889
John Eaton 3,605
Thomas Eaton 2,491
Elizabeth Eaton 2,482
George Eaton 2,346
Sarah Eaton 2,190
James Eaton 1,544
Ann Eaton 1,397
Charles Eaton 1,358
Joseph Eaton 1,147
Henry Eaton 1,106
Ellen Eaton 906
Jane Eaton 896
Annie Eaton 894
Emma Eaton 842
Alice Eaton 837
Eliza Eaton 765
Samuel Eaton 717
Edward Eaton 712
Arthur Eaton 708
Frederick Eaton 690
Robert Eaton 665
Margaret Eaton 633
Hannah Eaton 630

Eaton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Eaton 100% 59,835
2 Toon 40% 7,838
3 Toone 20% 4,665
4 Auton 60% 2,911
5 Tune 20% 2,451
6 Oaten 60% 2,151
7 Tone 40% 650
8 Eaten 80% 587
9 Outen 40% 553
10 Tain 40% 529
11 Tine 20% 465
12 Ton 60% 388
13 Eton 80% 296
14 Etton 80% 235
15 Tan 40% 231
16 Taine 20% 177
17 Aiton 60% 162
18 Tane 20% 160
19 Ten 40% 156
20 Outon 60% 147
21 Tean 40% 141
22 Eatton 83% 126
23 Taun 40% 118
24 Oaton 80% 102
25 Tun 40% 101
26 Aton 80% 100

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