Eighteen
One-Name Study

Topics

• About the Eighteen One-Name Study
• Variants
• Origin of the surname
• Contact Details

About the Eighteen One-Name Study

My study was founded in 2002, following from my collection of as many references as I could find to any John, Robert, Mary, Susan(nah) or Eliza(beth) EIGHTEENs, in an attempt to find out the parentage of my five-times great Grandfather Robert EIGHTEEN (c.1777-1843) and to untangle some of the branches of his family. I'm still no nearer as the records do not appear to give these details. But hey ho :)

Variants

No variants have been registered, but some EIGHTEENs have variously been described as AITON, AYTON, AYTEEN, EATON, ETEEN, EATEEN, EIGHTEN or EYTON. This is not an exhaustive lists of the mis-translations and diversions of the name, and for some, EATON, ETEEN, AYTON and EATEEN have become the surnames used by some descendents of EIGHTEENs, but research is still continuing on this.

Origin of the surname

Most EIGHTEENs originate from East Anglia, principally Hadleigh, Suffolk, where the name first appears in 1667 - the marriage of Jane EIGHTEEN(E) to John DOOMESDAY. Its origin and meaning are still being researched, although for Norfolk, the 'brief' appearance of the surname EIGHTEEN in the Attleborough area around the early 19th century seems to be attributable to a change of vicar and the new incumbent's translation of the East Anglian accent for the surname AYTON.

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Mrs Julie A Williamson
22 Highland Drive,
Lightwood,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire
ST3 4TB
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

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