Easter Family History

Easter Surname Meaning

English: from Middle English estre ‘sheepfold’ (Old English ēowestre). The surname may be topographic denoting someone who lived by or worked at a sheepfold or habitational from Good or High Easter (Essex) named from this word.

English: from the Middle English word ester ‘easter’ (Old English Ēastre) used as a personal name for someone who had some connection with the festival of Easter such as being born or baptized at that time.

Compare Pascall. Americanized form (translation into English) of German Oster.

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

Similar surnames: Master, Eastep, Elster, Aster, Paster, Laster, Casler, Kaster, Ester, Hoster

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9K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
62K	Census and Voter Lists
196K	Member Trees

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Where is the Easter family from?

You can see how Easter families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Easter family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Easter families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 298 Easter families living in Norfolk. This was about 21% of all the recorded Easter's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Easter families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Easter surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Easter 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 Easter. 10% of Easter men worked as a General labourer and 74% of Easter women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Easter were Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

10%

Agricultural labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

74%

Housewife

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic

What Easter family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 62K census records available for the last name Easter. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Easter census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Easter. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 9K military records available for the last name Easter. For the veterans among your Easter ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Easter lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Easter life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Easter in 1944 was 39, and 72 in 2004.

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Easter Surname Meaning

Compare Pascall. Americanized form (translation into English) of German Oster.

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

Where is the Easter family from?

What did your Easter ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

10%

Agricultural labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

74%

Housewife

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic

What Easter family records will you find?

What is the average Easter lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Easter life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Easter in 1944 was 39, and 72 in 2004.

Easter Family History

Easter Surname Meaning

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Easter Surname Meaning

370,000 record(s) for Easter

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Where is the Easter family from?

What did your Easter ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Easter family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Easter family history

What is the average Easter lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Easter family tree

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