 Currently little is known about the meaning or origin of this unusual and rare surname.The surname then spread to nearby towns and villages in West Cheshire and Flintshire, becoming relatively numerous in Frodsham, Hawarden, Oscroft, Kinnerton, Chester and eventually established in Liverpool from about 1740.The Eaude variant spelling is found in Farnworth, Winwick, Warrington and Wigan, all within Lancashire.