Last Name EAVES

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Meaning The son of Eve. Also, local, 'of Eaves,' a hamlet in the parish of St. Michael-on-Wyre, county Lancaster. All the Lancashire Eaves must be looked as sprung from this spot.
The son of Eve. Adam wasthe favourite boy's name throughout the north of England in the 13th century. Eve was not so popular, yet it took firm ground. The form Eaves is generally of local origin, but not always.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 4,273 (2000 US census) 3,094 (1990 US census)
Count 7,674 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.73%, or 6502 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 11.26%, or 864 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.31%, or 24 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.86%, or 66 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.33%, or 102 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.51%, or 116 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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