Egerton Surname

81,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Egerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Egerton,' (1) a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire; (2) a parish in Kent, thirteen miles from Maidstone.

1554. Ralph Egerton, of Christleton: Wills at Chester.

1614.

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Egerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8311:19,6812,810
United States1,3681:264,95524,955
Australia5641:47,8655,981
Canada2381:154,81315,712
New Zealand2281:19,8613,495
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
Wales1131:27,3852,827
Northern Ireland1001:18,4502,325
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Ireland811:58,1353,961
Scotland411:130,5818,115
France391:1,703,147154,208
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Finland71:785,24338,644
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland771:57,5314,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4081:17,3122,515
Wales461:34,0961,856
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Egerton (1,562) may also be a first name.

Egerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Egerton,' (1) a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire; (2) a parish in Kent, thirteen miles from Maidstone.

1554. Ralph Egerton, of Christleton: Wills at Chester.

1614. John Egerton of Tatton: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Egerton = prob. Ecgheard’s Éstate [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Egertons have a common descent with the Cholmondeleys from the celebrated William Belward, baron of Malpas, under the Norman earls-palatine of Chester. David de Malpas, son of Belward, was grandfather of David de Egerton, so named from a township and estate in the parish of Malpas, of which he was possessor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A branch of De Toesni and Cholmondeley. Hence the Dukes of Bridgewater.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Kent, Lancashire.

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

Egerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egerton (Russian: Эгертон) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,593rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,224,386 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Egerton reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 195,999th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,562 people.

The last name Egerton is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2,831 people, or 1 in 19,681. In England Egerton is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside, Cheshire, where 16 percent reside and Merseyside, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Egerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Egerton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 290 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 105 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Egerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Egerton surname are 0.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Egerton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.47% less than the national average, earning 192,176 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.17% more than the national average, earning R 287,940 per year; in United States they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $51,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning $59,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Egerton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Egerton in the Russian language
Эгертонegerton-

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