Variations on the name

Eustace, Eustice, Eustis - How do you spell it?

Translated from Greek into Latin as "Eustachius" and used in early documents it came to England with the Normans via Italy and France. In these countries and in Spain it is spelled "Eustachio, Eustachi or Eustache". In England a variety of spellings have developed over the centuries, possibly more than any other family name.

Illiteracy, inarticulate speech and the fancies of the scribes all contributed. The following collection has been made from documents and records in the course of historical research by the Eustace Families Association in the United Kingdom which was started by Donald W Eustace, Master President (died 1993), and others.

1    Austace          Parish Records              Phillack                      1802
2    Eaustas          writ                        London                        1391
       "              bell inscription            Watlington                    1587
3    Eaustic          Parish Records, marriage    Henley                        1719
4    Eaustice         Parish Records, marriage    Bix                           1832
5    Eawstace         Parish Records, marriage    Thame                         1634
6    Eistes           marriage                    Noke                          1789
7    Eistis           Parish Records              Noke                          1780
8    Euesden          St. Catherines Index        Hackney, London               1860
9    Euestace         St. Catherines Index        Wycombe                       1838
10   Euestes          account book                Bledlow                       1694 or 1713
       "              Parish Records              Devizes                       1702
11   Euestis          Parish Records              St. Paul, Covent Gdn, London  1672? 1772?
12   Euisties         IGI                         St. Wenn                      1718
13   Euistis          Parish Records, marriage    Drayton St. Leonards          1815
14   Euitace          Parish Records              Crowan                        1818
15   Eurtace          St. Catherines Index        Bicester                      1841
16   Eusas            IGI                         Crowan                        1695
17   Eusden           St. Catherines Index        Shoreditch, London            1860
18   Euskish          Parish Records              Portsmouth                    1828
19   Euson            St. Catherines Index        Liverpool                     1856
20   Eusstace         St. Catherines Index        W Derby                       1869
21   Eust             Parish Records              Bray                          1691
22   Eustace          will                        Bledlow                       1646
23   Eustacey         Parish Records              St. Botolph, London           1688
24   Eustachewicz     Polish Families				
25   Eustais          Parish Records              St. Botolph, London           1681
26   Eustan           St. Catherines Index        Medway                        1860
27   Eustance         Public Records Office       Neath                         1841
28   Eustanes         Parish Records              Grittleton                    1699
29   Eustans          Parish Records              Grittleton                    1695
30   Eustars          Parish Register, Baptism    Charlton on Otmoor (Oxon)     1613
31   Eustas           Parish Records              Islip                         1691
32   Eustase          Parish Records              St. Ann Blackfriars           1685
33   Eustasse         Parish Records              Morval                        1691
34   Eustason         Public Records Office       Rochford                      1847
35   Eustach          Parish Records              Blything                      1862
36   Eustauce         Parish Records              Whitechapel, London           1684
37   Eustaus          Parish Records              Grittleton                    1695
38   Eustays          writ                        London                        1391
39   Eustaz           SY                          Buckfast                      1332
40   Eusteces         Public Records Office       Chorlton                      1874? 1847?
41   Eusteis          Parish Records              Kings, Kings Tamerton         1635
42   Eusten           St. Catherines Index        Hendon                        1881
43   Euster           Parish Records, marriage    Cuddesdon                     1546
       "              account book/Parish Reg     Bledlow                       1694/1794
44   Eusters          Parish Records              Devizes                       1684
45   Eustes           Parish Records              Crowan                        1757? 1759?
       "              Parish Records              Haddenham                     1669? 1757?
46   Eustess          Public Records Office       Wycombe                       1853
47   Eustic           Passenger List                                            1854
48   Eustica          Public Records Office       Redruth                       1861
49   Eustice          account book                Bledlow                       1665 or 1676
50   Eustick          Public Accounts             Porchester                    1773
51   Eustie           Public Records Office       Sheffield                     1875
52   Eusties          Public Records Office       Whitechapel                   1854
       "              account book                Bledlow                       1688
53   Eustifs          St. Catherines Index        Truro                         1852
54   Eusting          Public Records Office       Louth                         1861
55   Eustis           Parish Records              Thame                         1695
56   Eustise          census                      Camborne                      1851
       "              Parish Records              Morval                        1670
57   Eustisk          Parish Parish Records       Crowan                        1687? 1887?
58   Eustiss          Parish Records              St. Martin, London            1708
59   Eustisse         Parish Records              Odiham                        1560
60   Euston           St. Catherines Index        Wirral                        1860
61   Eustos           Parish Records              Stone                         1583
62   Eustuce          Public Records Office       Manchester                    1842
63   Eustus           Parish Records              St. George, London            1753
64   Eustyce          Parish Records              St. Budeax                    1650? 1656?
65   Eustys           Parish Records              St. Budeax                    1545
66   Eutaice          Parish Records              Crowan                        1818
67   Eutace           Parish Records              Crowan                        1818
68   Euxton           St. Catherines Index        Chorley                       1856
69   Euystys          S                           Exeter                        1544
70   Evestas          IGI                         Falmouth                      1748
71   Evestice         IGI                         St. Erth                      1807
72   Ewastace         Parish Records              Haddenham                     1707
73   Ewastas          conveyance                  W Lavington                   1430
       "              IGI                         Falmouth                      1748
74   Ewastes          Parish Records              Pyrton                        1657
75   Eweces           IGI, marriage               South Leigh                   1629
76   Ewestace         IGI, marriage               Towersey                      1648? 1645?
77   Ewestes          Parish Records              Pyrton                        1657
78   Ewestice         account book                Bledlow                       1676
79   Ewestis          Parish Records              St. Sepulchre, London         1676
80   Ewestus          Parish Register, Baptism    Charlton on Otmoor (Oxon)     1604
81   Ewesty           Parish Register, Baptism    Charlton on Otmoor (Oxon)     1601
82   Ewstace          land deed                   Haddenham                     1771
83   Ewstas           Parish Records              Watlington                    1679
       "              Parish Records              Islip                         1691
84   Ewstass          charity account book        Bledlow                       1702
85   Ewster           marriage                    Forest Hill                   1571
86   Ewsters          Universal British Dir./IGI  /Birmingham                   1791
87   Ewstes           Parish Records              Bledlow                       1593
88   Ewstic           marriage                    Cuxham                        1587
89   Ewstice          IGI                         Northhill? Northill?          1631? 1831?
90   Ewstis           Parish Records              St. Dunstans, London          1575
91   Ewsts            Public Records Office       Reading                       1592
92   Ewstys           Parish Records              St. Margaret's Wsm, London    1609
93   Heustes          letter                      Mrs. Chamberlain              1982
94   Heustice         Parish Records              St. Mary Lambeth, London      1815
95   Hewstace         Parish Records              St. Mary Somerset, London     1698
96   Hewstas          Parish Records              West Hanney                   1621
97   Hewster          Parish Records, marriage    Oxford                        1560
98   Hewsters         Parish Records, marriage    Cuddesden                     1584
99   Hewstys          Parish Records              Bledlow                       1590
100  Houstus          Parish Records              Devizes                       1719
101  Howstace         Parish Records              Swanage                       1656
102  Huistice         Parish Records              St. Mary Lambeth, London      1819
103  Husetice         census                      Kirtlington                   1851
104  Hustes           Parish Records              Devizes                       1659
105  Hustis           Parish Records              Devizes                       1659
106  Hustus           Parish Records              Devizes                       1731
107  Oustes           IGI                         St. Neot                      1562
108  Oustis           IGI, marriage               Sydenham                      1709
109  Uestace          Parish Records              Abbeville                     1066
110  Uestys           Parish Records              Devizes                       1653
111  Uetice           Parish Register, Baptism    Charlton on Otmoor (Oxon)     1636
112  Uisters          Parish Records              Sparsholt                     1678
113  Usetus           Parish Register, Burial     Charlton on Otmoor (Oxon)     1776
114  Usstes           Parish Records              Crowan                        1693
115  Ussties          Parish Records              Camborne                      1788
116  Usstis           Parish Records              Crowan                        1679
117  Ustace           Parish Records              Brook Isle of Wight           1802
118  Ustas            Parish Records              Watlington                    1646
119  Usters           Parish Records              St. Mary Virgin, London       1717
120  Ustes            Parish Records              Stone                         1695
121  Ustess           Parish Records              Underwood                     1795
122  Ustice           Parish Records              Devizes                       1743
123  Ustis            indenture	                  Emberton                      1747
124  Ustos            Parish Parish Records       Crowan                        1695
125  Ustus
126  Uwsters          Parish Records, marriage    Oxford                        1611
127  Uztazt           Parish Parish Records       Crowan                        1747
128  Vstes            IGI                         Crowan                        1700
129  Yeostis          Parish Records              East Challow                  1718
130  Yestace          marriage                    Thame                         1770
       "              IVIS                        Thame                         1731
131  Yestes           Parish Records              Basing                        1663
       "              Protestation Return         Crowan                        1641
132  Yeustis          marriage                    Lewknor                       1823
133  Yewstace         will                        London                        1615
134  Yewstice         will                        London                        1615? 1611?
135  Yewstis          Parish Records              Devizes                       1647
136  Yoistes          Parish Records              Odiham                        1701
137  Yostice          Parish Records              Sherborne                     1672
138  Youstace         Parish Records              Wantage                       1710
139  Youstas          will                        Gristleton                    1685
140  Youstes          Parish Records              Wendover                      1665
141  Youstis          Parish Records              Wantage                       1662
142  Yowstus          Parish Records              High Wycombe                  1636? 1638?
143  Yuistes          Parish Records              St. Mary Somerset, London     1614
144  Yuster           Parish Records              Burghclere                    1608
145  Yusstes          Parish Records              Crowan                        1687
146  Yustes           Parish Records              St. Mary Somerset, London     1613
147  Yustis           Parish Records              St. Olave London              1687
148  Yusstes          Parish Records              Crowan                        1687

Provided by Nic Hood:
149  Yostis.          marriage of Anne Yostis     Cliddesdon, Basingstoke       1674
                      to Christopher Hood.         
     Austace          Chronicle report            London                        1791
     NB: A London Chronicle report in 1791 was about a person named Austace
         who was being deported to Australia. Also a hand written letter
         published on an Australian government website gives the same persons
         name as Yostis.  

The following are probably corruptions:

Stace, Stacey, Stacy and Stacye (the Yorkshire family of the last name claimed descent from Eustace, Count of Boulogne.

There are entries in London registers of Eustach and Eustache which may be French Huguenots. The French surname Eustache may descend from the Irish refugees who fled to France during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Acknowledgements:

The Eustaces of the CHILTERN HUNDREDS by Donald W Eustace and other members of the family, Part 2, Published in London 1979. - List provided by Eric Eustace.

Additions provided by:
The Oxfordshire Family History Society
Dawna Lund of Redlands CA
Paul Eustace, Recorder, Eustace Family Association
Angela McMurtry, Austrailan Eustace Family Association contact


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Created 1996
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