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Where Does The Last Name Edgerton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Edgerton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgerton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 59,877^th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 865,401 people. The last name Edgerton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Edgerton reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Edgerton is also the 547,545^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 264 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,445 people, or 1 in 56,239. In The United States Edgerton is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Edgerton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Edgerton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Edgerton surname grew 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 20 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edgerton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (35%) in Ireland.

In The United States Edgerton are 6.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Edgerton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning R 234,240 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $53,894 CAD per year.