Edgill Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Edgill Surname Definition:

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

Edgill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Edgill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Edgill Last Name Facts

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

Edgill is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Edgill.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Edgill reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 276,996. In Ireland Edgill is most frequent in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Ireland it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Edgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Edgill has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Edgill surname expanded 155 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Edgill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edghill922,022/
Edgil91273/
Edill9119/
Egill912/
Hedghill868/
Edgell834,165/
Edille8316/
Edghil832/
Edhill832/
Esdill832/
Edeill831/
Eedill831/
Ediell831/
Esgill830/
Eggill830/
Hedill830/
Edil801,363/
Egil80101/
Edll802/
D'Edghill801/
Edkhill7713/
Eddhill7712/
Hadgill779/
Hedhill778/
Edjhill773/
Etghill771/
Edell73974/
Edgel73234/
Edile73187/
Esgil73102/
Edzil7373/
Gedil7358/
Ediel7324/
Hegil7319/
Hedil7314/
Eddil7313/
Edeil7311/
Ezgil7311/
Egell7310/
Edihl737/
Eadil736/
Eidil735/
Eigil734/
Egiel734/
Edlle733/
Edcil733/
Edjil733/
Idill732/
Adgil732/
Esdil732/
Eadll731/
Eagil731/
Eicll731/
Eydil731/
Etdil731/
Exgil731/
Eduil731/
Esill731/
Ezill730/
Eggil730/
Esdaille71258/
Edkhille714/
Giedhill713/
Geedhill710/
Edl67861/
Edkhil67307/
Yetgil67211/
Hedell67195/
Eidell67143/
Eudell67128/
Gedell6756/
Esdell6730/
Ejgiel6727/
Eagell6721/
Eddell6718/
Eigell6718/
Edhäll6716/
Gidell6715/
Edeile6714/
Eduile679/
Hegell678/
Editel675/
Aidill675/
Eggell674/
Hadgil674/
Hedile674/
Edhile674/
Hegiel674/
Hedhil674/
Hediel673/
Edelle673/
Edjell672/
Esdile672/
Eadzil672/
Eisell671/
Edicel671/
Eduull671/
Eizell671/
Eziell671/
Hedgel671/
Ejdell671/
Esdail671/
Etgell671/
Eddile671/
Ezhill671/
Hedjil671/
Jedeil671/
Jedile671/
Edoile671/
Edihle671/
Edisel671/
Edilhe671/
Eadhil671/
Heidil671/
Eddiel670/
Edeall670/
Eadell670/
Ezzill670/
Esgell670/
Eddgel670/
Gizell670/
Heigil670/

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