Surnames

UK surnames beginning with E

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1	Evans	130,734	173,080
2	Edwards	83,319	119,645
3	Ellis	43,381	59,075
4	Elliott	25,315	41,022
5	Eaton	8,377	11,380
6	Emery	6,540	9,040
7	England	6,130	8,714
8	English	5,591	8,611
9	Ellison	6,264	7,762
10	Edge	5,166	7,716
11	Eastwood	7,069	7,095
12	Edgar	4,608	6,932
13	Egan	2,487	6,849
14	Easton	4,554	6,793
15	Everett	5,381	6,684
16	Edmonds	5,669	6,604
17	East	4,654	5,806
18	Earl	3,914	5,590
19	Eccles	4,772	5,430
20	Edmunds	3,918	5,162
21	Eyre	3,587	5,102
22	Elliot	7,636	4,913
23	Eden	3,042	4,267
24	Edmondson	3,459	4,225
25	Elder	3,182	4,206
26	Everitt	2,517	4,121
27	Eldridge	3,271	4,032
28	Emmerson	2,959	4,025
29	Entwistle	5,210	3,663
30	Ewing	2,773	3,327
31	Earnshaw	3,698	3,279
32	Etherington	2,255	3,229
33	Elson	1,882	3,109
34	Emmett	2,511	2,960
35	Emerson	2,073	2,944
36	Eley	1,855	2,937
37	Etheridge	1,777	2,857
38	Eames	2,061	2,844
39	Erskine	1,853	2,570
40	Errington	1,671	2,539
41	Ennis	795	2,468
42	Ellwood	1,666	2,451
43	Eccleston	1,500	2,445
44	Eagle	1,657	2,321
45	Earle	1,863	2,296
46	Elvin	1,057	2,192
47	Ewen	1,273	2,183
48	Eaves	1,633	2,135
49	Elston	1,447	2,121
50	Egerton	1,468	2,077
51	Ewart	1,692	2,044
52	Eardley	1,127	1,939
53	Eddy	1,788	1,909
54	Exley	1,422	1,891
55	Elias	978	1,872
56	Eales	1,510	1,861
57	Eades	1,527	1,850
58	Elms	1,140	1,843
59	Ede	1,629	1,808
60	Eadie	1,417	1,774
61	Eason	1,271	1,773
62	Earley	619	1,744
63	Eggleton	1,179	1,742
64	Eckersley	1,874	1,727
65	Eves	1,254	1,692
66	Ely	1,572	1,687
67	Emms	1,129	1,675
68	Elkins	1,159	1,603
69	Eyles	1,386	1,583
70	Elwell	854	1,577
71	Eastham	1,530	1,561
72	Elsey	920	1,558
73	Edward	2,791	1,551
74	Easter	1,215	1,534
75	Essex	957	1,510
76	Eade	1,445	1,494
77	Everson	976	1,482
78	Embleton	861	1,445
79	Edmond	1,007	1,410
80	Elton	1,204	1,368
81	Edney	1,096	1,357
82	Enright	278	1,354
83	Else	992	1,345
84	Everest	1,024	1,345
85	Eagles	844	1,327
86	Edgington	828	1,318
87	Eustace	838	1,307
88	Evison	948	1,305
89	Earp	1,090	1,300
90	Eve	1,104	1,290
91	Elsworth	1,097	1,276
92	Eveleigh	817	1,260
93	Elkington	1,124	1,223
94	Elmer	1,019	1,200
95	Emmanuel	118	1,197
96	Emanuel	575	1,196
97	Early	1,109	1,186
98	Elphick	1,000	1,185
99	Etchells	1,163	1,183
100	Eastman	817	1,170