East Family History

You can see how East families moved over time by selecting different census years. The East family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most East families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 125 East families living in Ontario. This was about 39% of all the recorded East's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of East families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the East surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.