The Easton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,276 people carried this name — #3,477 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 9,692 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Easton surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Easton» (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 local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Easton’.

An early record he cites: Alan de Eston, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 263 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Easton is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 21

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Scotland’s registers today

Easton was recorded 58 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 454th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 118. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

72 families named Easton, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 426 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Rhode Island 24
Massachusetts 11
Connecticut 8
Virginia 6
Pennsylvania 5
Maryland 5
South Carolina 5
North Carolina 4
New York 3
Vermont 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Easton in American newspapers,
1913–1922.

Newspaper page from The Producers News carrying the name Easton
The Producers News 1920-07-30
Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Easton
The Bozeman Courier 1922-10-25
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Easton
The Poplar Standard 1913-11-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,040 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Easton in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

36,203 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Easton. The most, 7,052, date from the 1930s. 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 the Northern Territory, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 11,805
Victoria 6,962
Queensland 6,249
Western Australia 5,070
Tasmania 3,205
South Australia 2,584
ACT (Canberra) 164
Northern Territory 112

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

Who carried it

People named Easton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Easton
    John Easton 1624–1705 · lawyer
  • Rufus Easton
    Rufus Easton 1774–1834 · judge
  • Lynn Easton d. 2020 · musician
  • Louisa Sarah Walters d. 1909
  • Adam Easton 1328–1397 · diplomat
  • Adam Easton 1330–1397 · diplomat

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 Easton,
in the records of 7 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 States1,232 records

1,232 records of the Easton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 365
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 257
  • Other U.S. records 610
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James C. Easton

    Born 1914 in Illinois. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; stationary engineer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Elwood C. Easton

    Born 1907 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Binghamton; sales clerk from Chemung County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Everett Easton

    Born 1949; from Norman, Indiana. U.S. Army, ah-1 attack helicopter repairer; killed in action 1971 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,232 records for Easton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia1,157 records

1,157 records of the Easton name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 531
  • Tasmanian Names Index 266
  • Other Australian records 360
  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 George Easton

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Henry Porcher, sailing from London in 1836. Native of Edinburgh, Midlothian. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1841. Married 1841 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    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 Ann Easton

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mermaid, sailing from Downs in 1828. Native of Dublin, Dublin. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1843.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. 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 Sarah Easton

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tasmania, sailing from London in 1844. Native of Bermondsey, Surrey. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1849. Married 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,157 records for Easton in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). 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).

Canada120 records

120 records of the Easton name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 26
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 25
  • Other Canadian records 69
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Easton

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the St. Patrick, landing at Quebec, bound for Mitchell, Ontario; Scotch.

    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 Alexander Lawson Easton

    Buried in 1973 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record David William Easton

    Died 1993, aged 79; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 120 records for Easton in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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 Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · 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).

United Kingdom109 records

109 records of the Easton name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 66
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 26
  • Other British records 17
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record James Easton

    Killed or died by 1920. Named in the Denny and Dunipace roll of honour (1920). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917 (Machine Gun Corps).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain); National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record David Stuart Easton

    Born 1899 at Aberdeen. Served in the First World War. Named in the University of Aberdeen roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919.

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jessie Easton

    Died 1908, aged 54; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 109 records for Easton in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (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: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands70 records

70 records of the Easton name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 37
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 30
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Kasper Easton

    Married in 1868 in Amsterdam; shop assistant. Died 1879 in Bloemendaal, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Titia Margaretha Elizabeth Easton

    Born 1892 in Dordrecht. Married in 1927 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Nicolaas Wing Easton

    Died 1937 in Rijswijk; born in Dordrecht.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 70 records for Easton in the Netherlands.

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).

New Zealand13 records

13 records of the Easton name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alfred Henry Easton

    Died 1966, aged 60; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Catherine Maree Easton

    Died 1999, aged 36; buried at Lyttelton Catholic Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Easton

    Died 1926, aged 77; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Easton in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Easton name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Harry Easton

    Born 1923 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Gabian (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ewan Robert Easton

    Born 1982 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Easton in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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