The Eakin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,628 people carried this name — #9,013 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,707 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Eakin surname

Variant of Egan.

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

In print

Eakin in American newspapers,
1899–1929.

Newspaper page from The Cairo Bulletin carrying the name Eakin
The Cairo Bulletin 1907-03-19
Newspaper page from Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier carrying the name Eakin
Ottumwa Semi-weekly Courier 1899-10-26
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Eakin
Brownsville Herald 1929-12-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,426 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eakin in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

4,479 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eakin. The most, 1,374, date from the 1900s. 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 Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,616
Victoria 1,321
Queensland 645
Western Australia 372
Tasmania 259
South Australia 221
ACT (Canberra) 32

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

Who carried it

People named Eakin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Eakin
    William Eakin 1828–1918
  • Isabella Ruth Eakin Dodd
    Isabella Ruth Eakin Dodd 1861–1937 · missionary
  • Constantine M Eakin 1799–1869
  • John R. Eakin 1822–1885 · judge
  • Jean Eakin 1906–2003 · ornithologist
  • Richard M. Eakin 1910–1999 · zoologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eakin,
in the records of 5 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 States305 records

305 records of the Eakin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 160
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 47
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 35
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 27
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 13
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James T. Eakin

    Born 1921 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Portland, Oregon; sawmill worker from Jackson County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Tahoma National Cemetery, Washington.

    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 Catherine Eakin

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Baltic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 27; servant. From Co. Monaghan, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Shelton Lee Eakin

    Born 1935; from Texarkana, Arkansas. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry officer; died of wounds 1966 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 305 records for Eakin 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia63 records

63 records of the Eakin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 42
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 13
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. 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 Thomas Eakin

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Waterloo, arriving 1831.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Sultana, aged 56; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sydney Alexander Eakin

    Retired of Reservoir, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 63 records for Eakin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Eakin name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hugh Ronald Eakin

    Died 1967; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. 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 Frederick William Eakin

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record David Alan Eakin

    Died 1961 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Eakin in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · 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. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Eakin name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David Eakin

    Married in 1718 in Sprang.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Hendrik Eakin

    Baptised in 1719 in Sprang.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Eakin name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Eakin

    Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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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