Eginton Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Eginton 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.

Eginton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
England531:1,051,28451,324
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Eginton 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

Eginton Last Name Facts

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

Eginton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Eginton.

How Common Is The Last Name Eginton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eginton is the 1,020,242nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Eginton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Eginton are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Eginton occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Eginton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eginton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eginton last name grew 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eginton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Eginton surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65% registered with the political party.

Eginton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.67% more than the national average, earning $49,911 USD per year.

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