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

The surname Egarr is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Egarr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egarr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Egarr is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Egarr are found; 48 percent are found in Australasia and 48 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 31 percent reside, Greater London, where 14 percent reside and Berkshire, where 11 percent reside. Barring England Egarr is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.

Egarr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Egarr has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Egarr last name expanded 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

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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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