Edgell Surname

111,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Edgell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edghill,' (1) a chapelry in the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool; (a) a township in Staffordshire, three miles from Lichfield.

Edgell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7981:129,54213,670
England8811:63,2447,420
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Wales891:34,7703,467
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4511:54,0476,478
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

Edgell (61) may also be a first name.

Edgell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edghill,' (1) a chapelry in the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool; (a) a township in Staffordshire, three miles from Lichfield.

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

1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ecgel [v. under Edge 2, and + the diminutive suff. -el] 2 for Edghill, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Edgehill.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Edgehill; a location name in Somerset Or from the Old Norse, Egil; a personal name.

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

Edgell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edgell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 111,492nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,749,711 people. The last name Edgell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Edgell live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Edgell is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name globally, held by 61 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,798 people, or 1 in 129,542. In The United States it is most numerous in: West Virginia, where 13 percent live, California, where 5 percent live and North Carolina, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Edgell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edgell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Edgell surname expanded 880 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 636 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edgell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Edgell surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Edgell surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Edgell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $38,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $55,587 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgel91234/
Egell9110/
Edgill8351/
Eagell8321/
Eigell8318/
Hegell838/
Eggell834/
Edelle833/
Edjell832/
Edeill831/
Edgeil831/
Hedgel831/
Etgell831/
Ediell831/
Edyell830/
Edeall830/
Esgell830/
Eddgel830/
Egel802,092/
Hedgehill802/
Edghill772,022/
Hodgell7774/
Edengel7725/
Edielle773/
Edjelle773/
Jedelle772/
Edehill771/
Yedelle771/
Hadgell771/
Gediell771/
Ezell7314,950/
Hegel735,378/
Exell731,261/
Eggel73852/
Edele73734/
Eigel73612/
Edgil73273/
Edyel73122/
Edeal73110/
Esgel73101/
Eagel7382/
Edeul7326/
Ediel7324/
Eygel7317/
Edeil7311/
Igell739/
Ecell737/
Ejgel737/
Esell736/
Egeld736/
Edjel735/
Edcel734/
Egiel734/
Edlle733/
Egill732/
Adgel732/
Odgel732/
Ezgel732/
Edhel731/
Edelh731/
Ejell730/
Hedghill718/
Edgihill711/
Ezzell673,161/
Heigel67795/
Jedele67653/
Etcell67116/
Eazell6773/
Eysell6746/
Edjele6746/
Ediele6741/
Gediel6734/
Heegel6733/
Heagel6731/
Eijgel6730/
Gedeal6727/
Ejgiel6727/
Eigelt6726/
Edhele6721/
Erzell6719/
Yedele6717/
Edhäll6716/
Edille6716/
Eyzell6714/
Edeile6714/
Yetgel6714/
Hadgel6711/
Eusell679/
Jigell678/
Eideul677/
Hedjel676/
Editel675/
Idelle674/
Hegiel674/
Edchel673/
Gezell673/
Hediel673/
Ezeell673/
Esdele673/
Eacell673/
Edghil672/
Edhill672/
Heygel672/
Eisell671/
Jedhel671/
Isgell671/
Iseell671/
Hodgel671/
Easell671/
Edicel671/
Eizell671/
Eezell671/
Ezcell671/
Ezeull671/
Eziell671/
Eudeul671/
Gedhel671/
Hesgel671/
Eedetl671/
Hedele671/
Hezell671/
D'Edghill671/
Edjeul671/
Jedeil671/
Edisel671/
Eycell670/
Hesell670/
Esdeal670/
Eddiel670/
Exzell670/
Esgill670/
Eggill670/
Uygell670/
Gizell670/

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Edgell Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edgell
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