Egginton Surname

228,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Egginton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Eggington,' a chapelry in the parish of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire; (a) 'of Egginton,' a parish in County Burton.

Egginton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2461:44,7185,651
Australia1821:148,32815,783
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada561:657,95753,499
Ireland381:123,9196,102
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland211:254,94412,577
France181:3,690,151224,666
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malta11:430,2723,380
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4191:58,1756,851
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Egginton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Eggington,' a chapelry in the parish of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire; (a) 'of Egginton,' a parish in County Burton.

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

A location name in Derbyshire.

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

Egginton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Egginton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egginton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 228,343rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,105,660 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Egginton are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Egginton is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,246 people, or 1 in 44,718. In England Egginton is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 22 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found. Barring England Egginton occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Egginton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Egginton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Egginton last name grew 297 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 513 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 760 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Egginton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Egginton surname are 49.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 95.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Egginton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.01% more than the national average, earning R 399,252 per year; in United States they earn 28.63% more than the national average, earning $55,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eginton93248/
Edginton881,573/
Eggenton8889/
Enginton882/
Agginton881/
Ginton8666/
Higginton821/
Euinton8074/
Egenton8052/
Heinton8011/
Gintoon801/
Eyinton801/
Aginton801/
Gainton800/
Gointon800/
Heighinton781/
Inton77540/
Enton7769/
Edgenton7521/
Hesinton751/
Easinton751/
Essinton751/
Gaianton751/
Higinton750/
Heintoon750/
Hinton7159,313/
Intong715,413/
Henton714,090/
Inthon713,140/
Genton712,124/
Entong711,165/
Gintan7167/
Intone7150/
Jinton7141/
Intoon7129/
Ionton7111/
Entone717/
Eanton715/
Ainton714/
Entoun713/
Intuon712/
Heghintan711/
Intond711/
Enthon711/
Entoin711/
Heighnton711/
Intoun711/
Yinton711/
Entoon711/
Intonh711/
Ennton710/
Yenton710/
Inthong675,240/
Genthon67781/
Hinthon67506/
Hintone67149/
Iontton6795/
Enthong6775/
Hienton6756/
Yentoon6740/
Hionton6736/
Hintong6725/
Ainthon6717/
Entoine6715/
Jintong6714/
Yintong679/
Gounton678/
Agintan677/
Hintoin676/
Inthone675/
Gaintan675/
Hentong674/
Uinthon674/
Inthoon672/
Yenthon672/
Hainton671/
Hintton671/
Hentonh671/
Isenton671/
Hintont671/
Enthone671/
Gaunton671/
Uintoun671/
Hointon671/
Inntong671/
Isinton671/
Ouenton671/
Etintan671/
E'Ntonn671/
Ointong671/
Aintong671/
Aintoon671/
Ehienthong671/
Enthoon671/
Entosen671/
Gaenton671/
Jeenton671/
Jintone671/
Inthonh671/
Hinnton671/
Henthon670/
Heanton670/
Agenton670/
Gennton670/
Hentton670/
Hentoon670/
Goynton670/

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