Eaton is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Eaton
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Parishes and places in counties Leicester, Chester, Berks, Nottingham, Salop, Derby, Hereford, Bedford, etc.

One who came from Eaton, i.e., homestead on a river, or island, the name of various places in England.

Water town.

How popular is Eaton?

Despite the fact that the number of Eaton bearers increased by 1.68 per cent in 2010 US census to 47184 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 740. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.11 86.74
Black 9.56 9.49
Hispanic or Latino 2.31 1.48
Others 1.72 1.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.54 0.44

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Sarah Eaton worked as spinster and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 17 years old embarked for USA from Londonderry on Mary Harrington and arrived on June 2, 1846. Workwoman Mary Eaton, William Eaton (8), Ellen Eaton, aged 5, Cathr. Eaton, James Eaton, aged 46, Catherine Eaton, aged 42, 10 years old Catherine Eaton, Anne Eaton, aged 20, and 40 other Eaton around 57.14% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Herbert Eaton was 25 years old when she migrated to USA on October 3, 1865. She lived in Germany where she worked as spinster and took Edinburgh from Liverpool & Queenstown. Spinster Theresa Eaton, James-H. Eaton, are others that migrated to US.

Eaton Namesakes

  • Aileen Eaton, boxing and professional wrestling promoter
  • Theophilus Eaton, merchant, farmer, and Puritan colonial leader
  • Philip Eaton, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Chicago
  • Dorman Bridgman Eaton, American lawyer instrumental
  • Robert James Eaton, American businessman
  • Robert Young Eaton, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • John David Eaton, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • Hubert L. Eaton, American businessman
  • Peggy Eaton, daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neale
  • Charles Warren Eaton, American artist best
  • Alfred Edwin Eaton, English clergyman and entomologist
  • William J. Eaton, American journalist
  • Joseph Oriel Eaton,
  • Joseph W. Eaton, American sociologist
  • William R. Eaton, U.S. Representative from Colorado
  • Henry Smith Van Eaton, attorney, politician and military officer
  • Scot Eaton, comic book artist, best
  • Amos Eaton, radical departure
  • Timothy Eaton, Irish businessman
  • Gerald Eaton, musical artist
  • Nathaniel Eaton, first schoolmaster of Harvard College
  • Frederick Eaton, major individual in the transformation and expansion of Los Angeles
  • Cyrus S. Eaton, Cyrus Stephen Eaton, Sr
  • George Eaton, Canadian former racing driver
  • Susan Eaton, assistant professor of public policy at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
  • John Craig Eaton, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • Shirley Eaton, English actress, model and author
  • Benjamin Harrison Eaton, American politician
  • Nancy Eaton, Canadian heiress and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • Stephen Eaton, Australian athlete with cerebral palsy
  • Flora Eaton, wife of Toronto department store president and heir Sir John Craig Eaton
  • Bobby Eaton, American retired professional wrestler
  • Wyatt Eaton, Canadian/American portrait and figure painter
  • Charles Aubrey Eaton, Canadian-born American clergyman and politician
  • Fredrik Stefan Eaton, Canadian businessman and former diplomat
  • Robert G. Eaton, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby union player
  • Cleveland Eaton, American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer
  • William W. Eaton, United States Representative and United States Senator
  • Frank Eaton, scout, Indian fighter, and cowboy
  • Mary Eaton, leading American stage actress, singer
  • Lloyd Eaton, American football player, coach, and executive
  • Horace Eaton, American Whig politician, a medical doctor
  • Sally Eaton, Wiccan High Priestess, liturgist
  • Gai Eaton, British diplomat
  • Meredith Eaton, American actress
  • Tom Eaton, prop comic
  • Pearl Eaton, American Broadway performer, choreographer
  • Warren S. Eaton, pioneer aviator
  • Chad Eaton, former American football defensive tackle
  • Amos Beebe Eaton, career officer in the United States Army

Eaton Namesakes

  • Aileen Eaton, boxing and professional wrestling promoter
  • Theophilus Eaton, merchant, farmer, and Puritan colonial leader
  • Philip Eaton, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Chicago
  • Dorman Bridgman Eaton, American lawyer instrumental
  • Robert James Eaton, American businessman
  • Robert Young Eaton, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • John David Eaton, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • Hubert L. Eaton, American businessman
  • Peggy Eaton, daughter of Rhoda Howell and William O'Neale
  • Charles Warren Eaton, American artist best
  • Alfred Edwin Eaton, English clergyman and entomologist
  • William J. Eaton, American journalist
  • Joseph Oriel Eaton,
  • Joseph W. Eaton, American sociologist
  • William R. Eaton, U.S. Representative from Colorado
  • Henry Smith Van Eaton, attorney, politician and military officer
  • Scot Eaton, comic book artist, best
  • Amos Eaton, radical departure
  • Timothy Eaton, Irish businessman
  • Gerald Eaton, musical artist
  • Nathaniel Eaton, first schoolmaster of Harvard College
  • Frederick Eaton, major individual in the transformation and expansion of Los Angeles
  • Cyrus S. Eaton, Cyrus Stephen Eaton, Sr
  • George Eaton, Canadian former racing driver
  • Susan Eaton, assistant professor of public policy at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
  • John Craig Eaton, Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • Shirley Eaton, English actress, model and author
  • Benjamin Harrison Eaton, American politician
  • Nancy Eaton, Canadian heiress and a member of the prominent Eaton family
  • Stephen Eaton, Australian athlete with cerebral palsy
  • Flora Eaton, wife of Toronto department store president and heir Sir John Craig Eaton
  • Bobby Eaton, American retired professional wrestler
  • Wyatt Eaton, Canadian/American portrait and figure painter
  • Charles Aubrey Eaton, Canadian-born American clergyman and politician
  • Fredrik Stefan Eaton, Canadian businessman and former diplomat
  • Robert G. Eaton, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Jason Eaton, New Zealand rugby union player
  • Cleveland Eaton, American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer
  • William W. Eaton, United States Representative and United States Senator
  • Frank Eaton, scout, Indian fighter, and cowboy
  • Mary Eaton, leading American stage actress, singer
  • Lloyd Eaton, American football player, coach, and executive
  • Horace Eaton, American Whig politician, a medical doctor
  • Sally Eaton, Wiccan High Priestess, liturgist
  • Gai Eaton, British diplomat
  • Meredith Eaton, American actress
  • Tom Eaton, prop comic
  • Pearl Eaton, American Broadway performer, choreographer
  • Warren S. Eaton, pioneer aviator
  • Chad Eaton, former American football defensive tackle
  • Amos Beebe Eaton, career officer in the United States Army

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