Given name & surname
Eton
“from the island village”
Eton is a variant of Eaton. One English interpretation is “from the island village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eton is a variant of Eaton. One English interpretation is “from the island village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eton is a variant of Eaton. An origin associated with Eaton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 32 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 204 as a first name in 2020; 103 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eton’s family of names
In English usage, Eton as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Eaton. Eton has a related form in Eaton.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.