Eanes Family History

English (Hampshire): probably a variant of Heanes with loss of initial H- itself a variant of Heane with post-medieval excrescent -s a nickname from Middle English hen(e) heine ‘poor needy wretched’ (Old English hēan).

Eanes is now rare in Britain and in the US is found predominantly in VA.

Portuguese and Galician: patronymic from the Latin personal name Johannes (Portuguese João Galician Xoán; see John).