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
0
33
66
100
133
166
199
232
265
299
332
365
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
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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
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