The Eades surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,870 people carried this name — #6,903 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,905 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Eades surname

Patronymic form of Eade.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Eades» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Ede’.

His entry covers Eade and Eades.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 261 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Eades was found among the farmers of Bedfordshire: 10 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Bedfordshire 10

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Eades in American newspapers,
1885–1902.

Newspaper page from Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier carrying the name Eades
Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier 1902-07-03
Newspaper page from The Ottawa Free Trader carrying the name Eades
The Ottawa Free Trader 1890-07-19
Newspaper page from The Ottawa Free Trader carrying the name Eades
The Ottawa Free Trader 1885-07-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 56,278 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eades in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

4,705 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eades. The most, 839, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,704
Victoria 1,547
Western Australia 908
Queensland 241
South Australia 221
Tasmania 61
ACT (Canberra) 13

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eades.

Who carried it

People named Eades,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harriet Eades d. 1893
  • Harvey Eades 1807–1892
  • Richard Eades 1809–1867 · physician
  • Evelyn Gull Goodbody 1889–1955
  • D. Conley Eades 1891–1979 · pastor
  • John Henry Eades 1893–1971

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eades,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States338 records

338 records of the Eades name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 173
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 46
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Owen J. Eades

    Born 1918 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1944 at Louisville; farm hand from Madison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Richmond Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emily Eades

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool, aged 21; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joan Darlene Eades

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1939, died 1984; buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 338 records for Eades in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia255 records

255 records of the Eades name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 121
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 66
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 24
  • Tasmanian Names Index 21
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 17
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alfred Frederick Eades

    Died 1900 in Waratah, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1900.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Eades

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Surry, arriving 1823; ticket of leave 1836. Native of Croydon.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Eliza Eades

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Argo, aged 11; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 255 records for Eades in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Eades name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 13
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Eades

    Came to Ontario in 1881 aboard the Circassian, landing at Halifax, bound for Barrie, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ida Florence Eades

    Died 1958; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Warren Edward Eades

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Eades in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom12 records

12 records of the Eades name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 10
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Eades

    Buried in 1811 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 21.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Eades

    Lance Corporal, Essex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Catherine Waterman Eades

    Buried in 1853 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 73.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Eades in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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