Eaves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 18
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 20
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 2
Devon 0
Dorset 20
Durham 15
Essex 16
Gloucestershire 27
Hampshire 6
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 8
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 12
Lancashire 482
Leicestershire 6
Lincolnshire 14
London 117
Middlesex 25
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 12
Northamptonshire 7
Nottinghamshire 2
Oxfordshire 22
Rutland 0
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 48
Somerset 10
Surrey 2
Sussex 6
Staffordshire 38
Warwickshire 198
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 6
Worcestershire 11
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 17
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Eaves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eaves family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 220
Agricultural Labourer 31
Cotton Weaver 28
Labourer 24
General Servant 11
Domestic Servant 10
Dress Maker 10
Wife Of Above 8
Coal Miner 8
Blacksmith 8
Nurse 7
Servant 6
Tailor 6
Brick Layer 6
Daur Of Above 6
House Keeper 6
Ribbon Weaver 6
Carpenter 5
Farm Servant Indoor 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Pauper 4
Charwoman 4
Coachman 4
Glove Maker 4
Silk Weaver 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Eaves

Name Census Frequency
William Eaves 811
Mary Eaves 713
John Eaves 635
Elizabeth Eaves 534
Thomas Eaves 512
James Eaves 379
George Eaves 327
Sarah Eaves 306
Ann Eaves 278
Richard Eaves 244
Alice Eaves 238
Charles Eaves 229
Ellen Eaves 229
Margaret Eaves 221
Edward Eaves 219
Jane Eaves 208
Henry Eaves 188
Robert Eaves 173
Joseph Eaves 142
Annie Eaves 136
Eliza Eaves 128
Emma Eaves 117
Frederick Eaves 94
Arthur Eaves 90
Hannah Eaves 88

Eaves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ives 60% 24,623
2 Eaves 100% 10,873
3 Eves 80% 10,352
4 Avis 60% 9,769
5 Aves 80% 4,725
6 Vause 20% 3,412
7 Vose 20% 3,130
8 Vise 20% 409
9 Voase 20% 379
10 Eavis 80% 377
11 Evis 60% 367
12 Vouse 0% 268
13 Vase 40% 246
14 Vos 40% 220
15 Evas 60% 201
16 Vaus 40% 153
17 Voas 20% 149
18 Avies 60% 139
19 Ivis 40% 108

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The surname Eaves is the 2nd most popular variant of Ives.

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