Egleton Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Egleton 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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Egleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3251:171,44015,745
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Egleton 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 parish in Rutlandshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Rutland.

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

Egleton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egleton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Egleton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Egleton is the 618,896th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. Egleton occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Egleton live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 171,440. In England Egleton is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 11 percent reside, West Sussex, where 11 percent reside and Hampshire, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England Egleton is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Egleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Egleton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Egleton surname expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Egleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Egleton surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Egleton last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Egleton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.11% more than the national average, earning R 385,236 per year and in United States they earn 32.75% less than the national average, earning $29,017 USD per year.

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Egleton Reference & Research

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