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EASTER

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There are approximately 2,491 people named Easter in the UK. That makes it the 3,791th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 39 are named Easter.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Easter surname in historical dictionaries

EASTER. This name may be derived with nearly equal probability from several distinct sources, as : 1. From the parishes called Easter in Essex. 2. From the Christian festival, like Christmas, Noel, Pentecost, &c. : we have also Pask fi'om Lat. Pascha, 0. Fr. Pasche. 3. From tlie old Teutonic divinity, Ostre or Eastre. 4. It may be synonymous with Eastman and Easterling. The last derivation is supported by the form Le Ester of the H.Pi..

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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