Eggleton Surname

89,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Eggleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Egleton,' (1) a chapelry in the parish of Oakham, Rutland; (a) a township in the parish of Bishops Frome, Herefordshire.

Simon de Egilton, Rutland 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1758.

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Eggleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4881:22,3953,130
United States1,3501:268,48825,237
Australia7151:37,7564,929
Canada3461:106,49011,455
New Zealand2351:19,2693,387
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Wales341:91,0167,411
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Finland71:785,24338,644
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1651:20,9232,954
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Eggleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Egleton,' (1) a chapelry in the parish of Oakham, Rutland; (a) a township in the parish of Bishops Frome, Herefordshire.

Simon de Egilton, Rutland 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1758. Married — John Eagelton and Esther Atlee: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — John Egleton and Hannah Dean: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Eg(g)leton = - Egel’s or Ægel’s Estate [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Herefordshire.

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

Eggleton Last Name Facts

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

Eggleton is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggleton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Eggleton is the 89,666th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,362,158 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Eggleton reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 2,488 people, or 1 in 22,395. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Berkshire, where 8 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Eggleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eggleton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Eggleton surname grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eggleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eggleton last name are 16.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Eggleton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.48% less than the national average, earning R 162,828 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $41,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $50,480 CAD per year.

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