Origins of the Eaton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 87North West 827Isle of Man 15Yorkshire 751East Midlands 485West Midlands 932East 596London 1895South East 604South West 237South Wales 54Mid Wales 28West Wales 1North Wales 50Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eatons lived in london

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    16,000 Eaton Travel & migration records
    87,000 Eatons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eaton

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    393rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Eaton surname. The oldest one dates back to 1372.

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    What are the most common Eaton first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Eatons

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Eatons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    311

    Laundress

    275

    Domestic Servant

    207

    General Servant Domestic

    199

    House Servant

    169

    Common male occupations for Eatons in 1921

    General Labourer

    334

    Agricultural Labourer

    315

    Farmer

    255

    Bricklayer

    229

    Carpenter

    219

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