Eagle Surname

23,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Eagle Surname Definition:

There was a Norman family of L'Aigle. Matilda de Aquila, 1129, widow of Robert Mowbray, earl of Northumberland. (2) The name seems also to have been a signname, Gilbert de la Hegle being recorded in Sussex, 1273 (Bardsley). Alexander Eagell sometime at Halkhead, 1712 (RUG.

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Eagle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,9131:30,4253,789
England3,2481:17,1552,474
Australia1,8221:14,8172,103
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Canada9011:40,8945,098
New Zealand7011:6,4601,081
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Wales1491:20,7692,207
China1081:12,660,385764
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Afghanistan981:328,0945,053
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Israel311:276,05324,632
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Falkland Islands41:783169
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5851:15,3792,279
Scotland551:68,0584,042
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5501:32,3993,894

Eagle (2,528) may also be a first name.

Eagle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There was a Norman family of L'Aigle. Matilda de Aquila, 1129, widow of Robert Mowbray, earl of Northumberland. (2) The name seems also to have been a signname, Gilbert de la Hegle being recorded in Sussex, 1273 (Bardsley). Alexander Eagell sometime at Halkhead, 1712 (RUG., III, p. 551).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname or sign- name from the Eagle [Anglo-French egle, Old French aigle, Latin aquila] (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ægel, Egil = Dread, Terrible [Old English ege, awe, dread, &c. + the suff. -el]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Aegel (noble); dweller at the sign of the eagle; one who came from Eagle (oak wood), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Metaphorically applied to a person of ambitious or soaring disposition. There are several legendary stories of eagles which may have originated the name; e. q. that of De Aquila mentioned in this Dictionary, and the well-known Stanley tradition. See Curiosities of Heraldry, page 187. The Eagle is also a familiar heraldric bearing and a common inn sign.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire; in the Domesday Book, Aycle.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Eagle: The king of the birds, we know was a sign. The two-headed eagle was an armorial bearing; it was the symbol of the Habsburg Emperors. When the Archduke John was shooting in Tyrol, he one day brought down an eagle. On contemplating it he expressed his astonishment. “Why,” he exclaimed, “it has one head only!” Gilbert de la Hegle appears in the Hundred Rolls; so also does Custance le Egle. But the usual name for an eagle was an erne. “Eagle” was from the French - an imported word.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Eagle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eagle (Oriya: ଇଗଲ୍) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eagle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eagle is the 23,643rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 318,025 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Eagle live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Eagle is also the 146,689th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 2,528 people.

The surname Eagle is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,913 people, or 1 in 30,425. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 107 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Eagle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eagle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eagle surname rose 769 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 784 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 107 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eagle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Eagle surname is predominantly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eagle last name are 6.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Eagle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.75% more than the national average, earning R 439,044 per year; in United States they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $40,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $52,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eagles916,299/
Heagle91815/
Eagler91182/
Eagley91137/
Eangle9155/
Jeagle9113/
Eaglet919/
Eeagle913/
Geagle912/
Eaghle911/
Egle895,770/
Agle891,332/
Heagler8380/
Geagley8365/
Heagley8348/
Heagele8322/
D'Eagle833/
Eanglee831/
Eangley831/
Ejagele831/
Eagless831/
Eaglles831/
Eageley830/
Heagles830/
Geaigle830/
Engle8028,044/
Angle8015,772/
Egler802,521/
Agele802,418/
Egele801,585/
Hagle801,267/
Agler801,197/
Jagle80906/
Egley80762/
Aigle80647/
Hegle80563/
Agile80515/
Yagle80342/
Gagle80331/
Egles80302/
Aagle80258/
Eggle80211/
Agles80202/
Eigle80143/
Augle80139/
Agley80131/
Eglez8070/
Eglet8067/
Eagly8061/
Egile8039/
Eglea8027/
Aglet8026/
Yegle8016/
Eagla8015/
Eglie8015/
Eugle8011/
Eglee809/
Eagli807/
Aglea802/
Aglie802/
Eegle801/
Ajgle801/
Aggle801/
Aglee801/
Iagle801/
Gegle800/
Oegle800/
Eagueile774/
Heanglee774/
Ehiagele771/
Hagler738,149/
Jangle733,346/
Hegele732,100/
Hagley731,803/
Hegler731,494/
Eggler731,237/
Aguele731,041/
Angley73803/
Egless73696/
Eigler73625/
Hagele73549/
Hagile73544/
Engley73458/
Yagley73419/
Heigle73410/
Anglea73396/
Hengle73255/
Eugley73161/
Hegley73138/
Eggley73136/
Eugler73120/
Heglie73115/
Jagler73108/
Egelle73107/
Aguile7392/
Yaghle7379/
Aigler7378/
Heugle7377/
Gagley7372/
Eggles7360/
Haegle7356/
Haugle7355/
Yagele7355/
Eglesz7347/
Eingle7344/
Hiegle7342/
Aungle7339/
Hangle7339/
Hoegle7336/
Yeghle7330/
Iangle7328/
Eigles7327/
Yaggle7323/
Anglee7323/
Heegle7321/
Iagele7321/
Jagles7319/
Yangle7317/
Eghler7317/
Gagleh7315/
Aughle7314/
Yagler7313/
Augley7312/
Agless7311/
Yegleh7311/
Englee7310/
Yagles739/
Aghele739/
Ieggle739/
Aaglhe738/
Hegleh738/
Agelle738/
Haggle737/
Aangle737/
Hegles736/
Heggle736/
Ajogle735/
Yeggle734/
Haigle734/
Augler734/
Eguele734/
Jaglea734/
Aglher734/
Anglle734/
Aigles733/
Anglei733/
Eaggla733/
Eglett733/
Agiele733/
Agaile733/
Aingle732/
Haglet732/
Eengle732/
Egglie732/
Egller732/
Englhe732/
Jaagle732/
Hegile732/
Goegle732/
Gaigle732/
Egille732/
Agoile732/
Agille732/
Eguile732/
Heagly731/
Jaghle731/
Jaglee731/
Jaigle731/
Hiagle731/
Eaglaa731/
Egleid731/
Euglet731/
Englle731/
Ayagle731/
Gegley731/
Gaygle731/
Ajagle731/
Aigile731/
Aggler731/
Aglesh731/
Asgley731/
Augile731/
Yegley731/
Aghles731/
Eggele731/
Eugele731/
Aglets731/
Jaggle731/
Jaglet731/
Jeigle731/
Jiagle731/
Hagleu731/
Ehgler731/
Aggele731/
Anghle731/
Ajgler731/
Egaile731/
Eegley731/
Auglea731/
Auegle731/
Eghile731/
Geogle731/
Anggle731/
Haygle731/
Haglie730/
Gaugle730/
Heglee730/
Aggles730/
Heglep730/
Aigley730/
Asgile730/
Haglee730/
Gaggle730/
Hagles730/
Jagley730/
Yoagle730/
Haagle730/
Aygler730/
Englea730/
Eagely730/
Eegles730/
Aegley730/
Haghle730/
Gaegle730/
Jeangille7146/
Eaglehead713/
Egli6714,770/
Agli673,727/
Haigler673,189/
Egly671,347/
Egla67793/
Agla67592/
Igle67514/
Hauglie67242/
Agly67215/
Hangley67202/
Heigele67192/
D'Aigle67135/
Aguille67121/
Agilles67114/
Haigley6779/
Esgleas6778/
Heigley6777/
Houegle6765/
Janglee6763/
Yangley6748/
Anglley6746/
Heggler6742/
Eghelle6742/
Haugley6734/
Haggler6733/
Heigler6732/
Jaggler6726/
Jagelle6725/
Heygele6723/
Ayegele6720/
Akgülle6720/
Jangley6719/
Gaggley6718/
Haegley6717/
Yanglee6717/
Goeggle6715/
Yanglei6714/
Henglee6713/
Heugele6712/
Aggless6711/
Ajegele679/
Hanglee678/
Heingle678/
Hegelle678/
Angglei678/
Janghle677/
Oyegile676/
Jgle675/
Haugler675/
Gauggle674/
Heugley674/
Awegele674/
Ejegele674/
Eyigele674/
Haghley674/
Hengley673/
Aughley673/
Haigles673/
Jagille673/
Heegler673/
Hayagle673/
Owegele673/
Oyagile673/
Ahgille673/
Heguele673/
Jiangle673/
Eguelle672/
Eiegler672/
Eighler672/
Ianglhe672/
Heggley672/
Eglé672/
Aunglee672/
Jeasgilles671/
Heghley671/
Heglerr671/
Heglett671/
Heiggle671/
Heagely671/
Jeughle671/
Jaglesh671/
Hiagler671/
Ejaghly671/
Egglest671/
Engelle671/
Engleey671/
Gaugley671/
Haeglle671/
Hagleer671/
Haglesr671/
Haglett671/
Agueyle671/
Agilley671/
Anghlee671/
Angille671/
Augille671/
Ashglee671/
Yhagler671/
Yaghele671/
Eggleys671/
Aguelle671/
Hanglei671/
Égle671/
Jaigler671/
Jaghlet671/
Heageli671/
Ojangle671/
Gegelle671/
Eguille671/
Eugelle671/
Ageller671/
Agglher671/
Aighley671/
Ayagele671/
D'Engle671/
Aighile671/
Oyegele671/
Aglj671/
Auggler671/
Jagller671/
Janggle671/
Augless670/
Haighle670/
Geaghly670/
Haygler670/
Jeigler670/
Haggley670/
Gaigley670/
Haiglet670/
Eighles670/
Hachgle670/
Hiegley670/
Haglead670/
Hiagley670/
Geogley670/
Aingley670/
Heuglet670/
Eughler670/
Hauglet670/
Aigleat670/
Auggles670/
Heiglet670/
Eiegles670/
Heighle670/
Huegley670/

Eagle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eagle in the Oriya language
ଇଗଲ୍igal-

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