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Easton Surname Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England called Easton ‘the eastern village estate or manor’ (Berkshire, Cumberland, East Yorkshire, Hampshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Somerset, Wiltshire) as well as from Easton (Peeblesshire) or Easton near Bathgate (West Lothian) in Scotland. The name may also arise from any of the places called Easton which have different etymologies in Devon, Essex, and Northamptonshire.

Easton in Devon gets its first element from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Ælfrīc (Old English ælf ‘elf’ + rīc ‘power’) or Athelrīc (Old English athel ‘noble’ + rīc ‘power’). Easton Neston in Northamptonshire arises from Old English Ēadstānestūn ‘settlement of Ēadstān’, a personal name composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity, riches’ + stān ‘stone’.

Great and Little Easton in Essex are from the Old English personal name Æga + stān(as) ‘stone(s)’. English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English (bi) este(n) tune (Old English be ēastan tūne) denoting someone who lived at the east end of a village or from Middle English atte(n) este(n) tune ‘at (the place to) the east of the village’, a type of formation particular to Sussex.

Compare Weston, Sutton, and Outen. English: from the Middle English personal name Estan (Old English Ēadstān from ēad ‘prosperity’ + stān ‘stone’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Easton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Easton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Easton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 558 Easton families living in London. This was about 18% of all the recorded Easton's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Easton families in 1891.
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What did your Easton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Easton. 10% of Easton men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Easton women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Easton were Bricklayer and Private Means.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    10%
  • Builders Labourer
    5%
  • Retired
    4%
  • Bricklayer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Housewife
    2%
  • Private Means
    2%

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Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Easton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Easton in 1940 was 28, and 76 in 2004.

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