The Eaton Name

Origins

• Great Britain (assumed)

Etymology

• From the English

Distribution

• Eaton is the 594th most popular surname in the US

Place Names

• Eaton, Arkansas, in Lawrence County (36°2'24"N 91°12'58"W)
• Eaton, Colorado, in Weld County (40°31'49"N 104°42'39"W)
• Eaton, Idaho, in Washington County (44°16'33"N 117°4'49"W)
• Eaton, Indiana, in Delaware County (40°20'25"N 85°21'3"W)
• Eaton, Kansas, in Cowley County (37°13'47"N 96°46'12"W)
• Eaton, Maine, in Washington County (45°36'19"N 67°48'22"W)
• Eaton County, Michigan, includes Bellevue, Charlotte, Dimondale, Eaton Rapids, Grand
  Ledge, Mulliken, Olivet, Potterville, Sunfield, and Vermontville
• Eaton, New York, in Madison County (42°50'59"N 75°36'44"W)
• Eaton, Ohio, in Lorain County (41°18'50"N 82°1'15"W)
• Eaton, Ohio, in Preble County (39°44'38"N 84°38'12"W)
• Eaton, Tennessee, in Gibson County (35°58'8"N 89°7'55"W)
• Eaton, Texas, in Robertson County (30°58'22"N 96°20'22"W)
• Eaton, West Virginia, in Wood County (39°11'46"N 81°18'50"W)

Famous Eatons

• Francis Eaton, passenger on the Mayflower
• Benjamin Harrison Eaton (1833-1904), 10th Governor of Colorado, served 1885-1887

Eaton Family Arms

• Unknown

General Eaton Resources

• Eaton Genealogy Mailing List

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• Eaton Message Board, at RootsWeb
• Eaton Surname Resource Page at RootsWeb
• Eaton Family Genealogy Forum, at Genealogy.com