Egarr Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Egarr Surname Definition:

A corruption of Edgar, which see. Richard Egger was tenant on Newbattle Abbey lands, 1563 (Neubotle, p. 330). Jennet Eggar ana Margaret Eggar were examined for the Test at Tinwald, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 433). The name is still current in Dumfries.

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Egarr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia321:843,61652,533
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Egarr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Edgar, which see. Richard Egger was tenant on Newbattle Abbey lands, 1563 (Neubotle, p. 330). Jennet Eggar ana Margaret Eggar were examined for the Test at Tinwald, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 433). The name is still current in Dumfries.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From the Old Norse, Heggr; from the Frisian, Egge, Eggen; from the Swedish, Eger, Eggers; from the Dutch, Eggers; from the German, Eger, Eggert, Eggart; in the Domesday Book, Egbert, Eghebrand; a personal name.

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

Egarr Last Name Facts

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

Egarr is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egarr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Egarr is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Egarr live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Egarr is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Berkshire, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Egarr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Egarr has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Egarr Last Name Statistics demography

Egarr earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engarr910/
Egar893,790/
Enggarr8311/
Eagar801,883/
Hegar80637/
Eggar80576/
Engar80400/
Egart80350/
Esgar80281/
Egard80145/
Egorr8075/
Oegar8071/
Gegar8055/
Jegar8052/
Yegar8038/
Ehgar8025/
Eegar8023/
Ogarr8013/
Ejgar8011/
Egarp8010/
Egare808/
Eghar806/
Aegar805/
Egaur804/
Eigar804/
Eugar801/
Iegar801/
Agarr800/
Eggart73555/
Jegard73361/
Enggar73326/
Eshgar73259/
Heggar73111/
Hegard7372/
O'Garr7370/
Hegare7368/
Egardt7358/
Yoegar7353/
Hegart7352/
Eugair7340/
Yengar7331/
Hengar7330/
Jegart7328/
Yejgar7326/
Yegare7323/
Jegare7319/
Eigard7319/
Iengar7314/
Eghgar7314/
Yehgar7312/
Esghar7310/
Ekgard738/
Eghare738/
Esgard738/
Gengar737/
Jeegar736/
Jesgar736/
Jeggar736/
Eajgar735/
Yesgar735/
Yeghar734/
Geigar734/
Geggar733/
Eghart733/
Echgar732/
Jengar732/
Hagarr732/
Jeagar732/
Eegare732/
Ehgart732/
Heigar732/
Egaire732/
Heegar731/
Hyegar731/
Eigare731/
Eigart731/
Eighar731/
Egahar731/
Haegar731/
Yegahr731/
Eggard731/
Geegar731/
Hesgar731/
Gejgar731/
Eaghar731/
Yeggar730/
Eegart730/
Heagar730/
Eagear730/
Engaur730/
Engaar730/
Eughar730/
Eagart730/
Ogar6749,844/
Agar6710,743/
Egor673,053/
Igar671,048/
Ekgardt67711/
Hegardt67212/
Hegaard67198/
Jeengar67177/
Heggart67155/
Ygar67147/
Egghart67136/
Eghaire67105/
Jesgarz6787/
Hesgard6771/
Heegard6763/
Henggar6755/
Genggar6747/
Eigaard6746/
Geiggar6744/
Esghair6741/
Ekghare6727/
Heigard6717/
Esghaïr6717/
Eghardt6717/
Eggardt6712/
Yeghare6711/
Heggard678/
Jegarth678/
Jegardt675/
Ayyegar674/
Eggartt673/
Jyengar672/
Essgair672/
Ejgaard672/
Heegaar672/
Egarova671/
Henngar671/
Jgar671/
Ieghare671/
Eckgart671/
Heagard671/
Hengarh671/
Henghar671/
Eisgart671/
Egghard671/
Eggarth671/
Esgaard671/
Eshghar671/
Hegaire671/
Jeggart670/
Heygard670/
Heisgar670/
Hesgart670/

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