Eason is a surname.
The name comes from Aythe where the first recorded spelling of the family name is that of Aythe Filius Thome which was dated circa 1630, in the "Baillie of Stratherne". Aythe ''filius'' Thome received a charter of the lands of Fornochtis in
Strathearn
Strathearn or Strath Earn (, from gd, Srath Èireann) is the strath of the River Earn, in Scotland, extending from Loch Earn in the West to the River Tay in the east.http://www.strathearn.com/st_where.htm Derivation of name Strathearn was one ...
from
Robert the Steward
Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewa ...
(later known as Robert II) around 1360. The next of the line was called ''Johem ayson iuuene.'' The surname Ayson seems to be a derivative from "Aythe's son". The spelling and pronunciation changed over time, until it reached the modern form of Eason and its variants.
Most Eason families are found in the United States, England, Canada and Scotland.
There are many variants of the surname, including
Easton,
Easson Easson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Frederick Easson (1905–1988), Scottish Episcopal Church bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland, United Kingdom
* Jimmy Easson "Jimmy" Easson (1906–1983), Scottish ...
, and
Esson.
People with the surname
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Alec Eason (1889–1956), Australian rules footballer
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Andre Eason
Andre Eason (born December 19, 1975, in Brooklyn, New York) is a professional boxer. He appeared on the reality show, Contender Season 2, where he lost to Walter Wright.
Prior to appearing on The Contender, Eason, known as "Daredevil", had ...
(born 1975), American boxer
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B. Reeves Eason
William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a secon ...
(1886–1956), American film director, actor and screenwriter
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B. Reeves Eason Jr. (1914–1921), American child actor, son of the above
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Bill Eason
William Eason (2 February 1882 – 6 December 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, V ...
(1882–1957), Australian rules footballer
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Bo Eason
Bo Eason (born March 10, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, author, motivational speaker, and retired football player who played safety for four seasons for the Houston Oilers.
Early life
Eason was born and raised in Walnut Grove, Calif ...
(born 1960), American National Football League safety
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Cordera Eason (born 1987), American football running back
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Doc Eason
William H 'Doc' Eason (born July 22, 1947) is an American magician who specializes in bar magic. For 27 years, he was the featured entertainer at John Denver's World Famous Tower Comedy/ Magic Bar in Snowmass Village, CO. (1977–2004). He is als ...
(born 1947), American magician
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Eric Eason
Eric Eason is an American film director and screenwriter.
''Manito''
His first feature film '' Manito'' premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize and went on to win 16 awards on the International Festival C ...
, American film director and screenwriter
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(1874–1949), British ophthalmic surgeon and Vice Chancellor of the University of London
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Jacob Eason
Jacob Henry Eason (born November 17, 1997) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington and Georgia and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Eason ...
(born 1997), American college football quarterback
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Jamie Eason
Jamie Eason (born April 10, 1976) is an American fitness model and writer. She is also a former NFL cheerleader and winner of the World's Fittest Model competition. She has been the featured subject and cover girl on many fitness and women's maga ...
(born 1976), American fitness model and writer
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Jim Eason
Jim Eason is a conservative talk radio personality who hosted broadcasts from 1966 to 2000 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He always ended his talk shows with the catchphrase "Do what you can, but behave yourself". His early 1970s theme was "Hold ...
, American radio personality
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Mal Eason
Malcolm Wayne (Mal) Eason (March 13, 1879 – April 16, 1970) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Orphans (1900–1902), Boston Beaneaters (1902), Detroit Tigers (1903) and Brooklyn Superbas (1905–1906). Ea ...
(1879–1970), American baseball pitcher and umpire
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Nick Eason
Nicholas Eason (born May 29, 1980) is an American football coach and former defensive end who is currently the defensive tackles coach and run game coordinator at Clemson University. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Auburn Tig ...
(born 1980), American former National Football League defensive end and current assistant coach
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Roger Eason
Charles Roger Eason, Jr. (July 31, 1918 – April 28, 1998) was a guard in the National Football League.
Biography
Eason was born on July 31, 1918 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
Career
Eason was drafted in the third round of the 1942 NFL Draft ...
(1918–1988), American National Football League player
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Tari Eason
Tari Jordan Eason (born May 10, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and the LSU Tigers. Eason was select ...
(born 2001), American basketball player
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Tony Eason
Charles Carroll "Tony" Eason IV (born October 8, 1959) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. Taken 15th overall by the Patriots in t ...
(born 1959), American National Football League quarterback
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Ursula Eason
Ursula Vernon Eason (19 August 1910 – 25 December 1993) was a BBC radio broadcaster, television producer and administrator, and a pioneer of television programmes for deaf children in the 1950s and '60s.
Eason joined the BBC in 1933 as the ...
(1910–1993), British radio broadcaster, television producer and administrator
People with the given name
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Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List.
In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums W ...
(born 1974), Hong Kong singer and actor
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Eason Jordan
Eason Jordan is the CEO of Oryx Strategies, a New York-based strategic planning and communications company he founded in December 2017.
He previously helped launch and leaCNNEason Ramson
Eason Ramson (born April 30, 1956 in Sacramento, California) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills.
During ...
(born 1956), American National Football League tight end
See also
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Eason & Son
Eason Retail PLC, known as Easons or Eason, is an Irish retail company best known for selling books, stationery, cards, gifts, newspapers and magazines. Headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, it is the largest supplier of books, magazines and new ...
, Irish bookstore chain
References
External links
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