Eagleton Surname

151,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Eagleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Egleton,' (1) a chapelry in the parish of Oakham, Rutland; (a) a township in the parish of Bishops Frome, Herefordshire.

Simon de Egilton, Rutland 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1758.

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Eagleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4481:250,31723,811
England5401:103,18210,844
Australia3431:78,7059,179
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Canada1341:274,96725,811
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Wales81:386,81619,671
France61:11,070,454349,096
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3561:68,4707,747
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Eagleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Egleton,' (1) a chapelry in the parish of Oakham, Rutland; (a) a township in the parish of Bishops Frome, Herefordshire.

Simon de Egilton, Rutland 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1758. Married — John Eagelton and Esther Atlee: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — John Egleton and Hannah Dean: ibid.

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

V. Eg(g)leton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Eggleton, co. Hereford, or Egleton. co. Rutland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Rutland.

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

Eagleton Last Name Facts

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

Eagleton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eagleton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 151,375th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,504,311 people. Eagleton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Eagleton are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,448 people, or 1 in 250,317. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 27 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Eagleton exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Eagleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eagleton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 14 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 533 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eagleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eagleton surname are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Eagleton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.94% more than the national average, earning R 422,844 per year; in United States they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $43,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $52,275 CAD per year.

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