Edghill Surname

205,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Edghill 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.

Edghill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6261:579,00847,409
Barbados4391:655176
England2641:211,05318,115
Trinidad and Tobago1181:11,5591,571
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Guyana951:8,0231,285
Panama891:43,9582,252
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Australia351:771,30649,759
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales41:773,63329,106
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Edghill (22) may also be a first name.

Edghill 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

(English) belonging to Edgehill, or Dweller at the Ridge-Hill [Middle English egge, an edge, ridge, O.E, ecg + Middle English Old English hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Edgehill.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Edgehill, a chapelry in co. Lancaster, and a hilly ridge in Warwickshire, famous for a battle between Charles I. and the Parliamentarians.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Edghill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Edghill is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Edghill? popularity and diffusion

Edghill is the 205,265th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,604,128 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Edghill reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Edghill is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name Edghill is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States Edghill is most numerous in: New York, where 29 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 22 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Edghill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Edghill has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 12,520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 130 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Edghill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Edghill surname are 0.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Edghill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedghill938/
Edgill9251/
Edghil922/
D'Edghill881/
Etghill861/
Edgille861/
Edgil83273/
Edgell774,165/
Edgelle710/
Edgel67234/
Edgle671/
Etgell621/
Hedgel621/
Edgele621/
Eddgel620/
Edengel5725/
Ydgl552/
Aydingil5311/
Gidengil5310/
Estgl504/
Hidgl501/

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