# Eaton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈiːtən/ · frequency rank #16,698

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26. An English habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton". See also Eton, which is a doublet.

## Easily confused with
- **eon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-eon)
- **eats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-eats)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-elon)
- **econ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-econ)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-eton)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-exon)
- **Elton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-elton)
- **Exxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-exxon)
- **Enron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-enron)
- **Efron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-efron)
- **Eldon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-eldon)
- **Edson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-edson)
- **Euston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-euston)
- **elation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-elation)
- **eat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eat-vs-eaton)
- **earn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earn-vs-eaton)
- **eaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaten-vs-eaton)
- **eater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eater-vs-eaton)
- **Eamon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eamon-vs-eaton)
- **eating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eating-vs-eaton)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aeton`, `eaotn`, `eatno`, `eatonn`, `eatton`, `etaon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eaton