Aglionby Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Aglionby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aglionby,' a township in the parish of Warwick, three miles from Carlisle, Cumberland.

1583. John Aglionby, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. George Aiglionbey, Oxon.

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Aglionby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Aglionby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aglionby,' a township in the parish of Warwick, three miles from Carlisle, Cumberland.

1583. John Aglionby, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. George Aiglionbey, Oxon. doc.: ibid.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Latin + Scandinavian) belonging to Aglionby (Cumb.), 14th cent. Agillonby, 13th cent. Aglounbi, Aglunby = Aguillon’s Estate [the pers. name is a nickname t. Old French aguillon (mod. French aiguillon), a goad, spur, a diminutive of aguille (mod. aiguille), a needle; from Latin acule-us, diminutive of ac-us, a needle + Old Norse bý-r, farmstead, estate]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family "trace their descent from Walter de Aguilon, who came into England with William the Conqueror, and into Cumberland with Randolph de Meschines. He gave name to the place of his dwelling, and called his seat or capital messuage Aguilon, or Aglion's building." Such is the statement of Hutchinson (Cumberland i, 195), and there is no doubt that aperson called Aglion orsome similar name, in early times, imposed the name on the manor of Aglion-by, but whether that personage came from Normandy as here asserted may well be doubted. See Aguillon.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Northen French) Local From Aglion, an eaglet, and by, a residence or habitation—the eagle's nest.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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Aglionby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aglionby Come From? nationality or country of origin

Aglionby is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Aglionby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aglionby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aglionby is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Aglionby occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Aglionby reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 77 percent live and Cumbria, where 23 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Aglionby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Aglionby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Aglionby last name grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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