Eggleston Surname

33,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Eggleston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Egglestone,' a chapelry in the parish of Middleton in-Teesdale, County Durham; (a) 'of Eggleston Abbey,' in the parish of Rokeby, union of Teesdale, North Riding of Yorkshire Probably in some cases a lazified form of Eccleston, which see, compare Slagg for Slack, &c.

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Eggleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,7741:26,3153,309
England1,1961:46,5875,860
Australia6891:39,1815,074
Canada1791:205,84120,025
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Ireland371:127,2696,194
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
France71:9,488,960336,266
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
China51:273,464,31313,838
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6851:35,5844,642
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales41:392,10412,338
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9421:17,0702,172

Eggleston (32) may also be a first name.

Eggleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Egglestone,' a chapelry in the parish of Middleton in-Teesdale, County Durham; (a) 'of Eggleston Abbey,' in the parish of Rokeby, union of Teesdale, North Riding of Yorkshire Probably in some cases a lazified form of Eccleston, which see, compare Slagg for Slack, &c.

1581. Christopher Day and Margery Eggleston: Marriage Lic (London).

1603. Buried — John Eggleston: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1623. — Edward Egglestone. ibid.

The large number of Egglestons or Eglestons in America is probably explained by the following item:

1635. Richard Eggleston sailed for Virginia from the Port of London': Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

Doubtless all were related to one another.

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

(English) belonging to Eggleston - Egel’s or Ægel’s Estate [Old English tún] Confused with the following name and prob. with Eccleston, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Eggleston, in Durham, or Egglestone, in Yorkshire, both meaning Ecgel’s homestead.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Welsh or Br.) From Egles, a church, and tun or dun, a hill—the church on the hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Eggleston is a name which was represented by Eggliston or Egleston in Northumberland in the reign of Edward I. (Inquisitions). There is a town thus called in the county of Durham.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Eggleston Last Name Facts

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

Eggleston occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Eggleston.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggleston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,028th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 453,262 people. The last name Eggleston is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Eggleston are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Eggleston is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name internationally, held by 32 people.

The surname Eggleston is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 13,774 people, or 1 in 26,315. In The United States Eggleston is most prevalent in: New York, where 8 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Eggleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eggleston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eggleston last name rose 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 247 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eggleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Eggleston are 15.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Eggleston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning R 262,140 per year; in United States they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $43,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $51,201 CAD per year.

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Eggleston Reference & Research

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