Eglintine Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Eglintine Surname Definition:

From the lands of the same name in the Cunningham district of Ayrshire, the 'tun of Eglun.' Brice de Eglunstone, son of quondam Eglun, dominus de Eglunstone, had a grant of twenty acres of land in feuferme from the burgh of Irvine in 1205 (Irvine, I, p.

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Eglintine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:415,80628,295
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Eglintine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of the same name in the Cunningham district of Ayrshire, the 'tun of Eglun.' Brice de Eglunstone, son of quondam Eglun, dominus de Eglunstone, had a grant of twenty acres of land in feuferme from the burgh of Irvine in 1205 (Irvine, I, p. 3). Rauf de Eglyntone of the county of Arne rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a hare in her form, foliage, and S' Radvlfi de Eglintun (Bain, II, p. 205,549). In the same year he was juror on an inquest held on the lands of Lady Elena la Zuche in Conyngham (ibid., p. 216). Hugh de Eglynton or Eglyntoun appears several times as a charter witness between 1357 and 1372 (REB., I, 16; CAB., p. 539—540; Irvine, I, 12; Inchaffray, p. 126)."The gude Syr Hew of Eglintoun" is commemorated by Dunbar in his "Lament for the Makaris." William Eglyntoune was a witness in Glasgow in 1550 and 1554 (Protocols, I), and Jonet Eglinton in Nethermains, parish of Kilbryde, is in record in 1632 (Campsie). The family appears to have ended in the direct line in the latter half of the fourteenth century, when the heiress, Elizabeth, married Sir John Montgomery.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The castle and lands of Eglinton are in Ayrshire. They gave name as early as the time of William the Lion, to a distinguished family. This family ended in an heiress in the XIV. century, and she married Sir John Montgomery, a lineal ancestor of the present Earl of Eglinton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

EGLINTOUN: Local: from Eglintoun in Ayrshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

The Eglintons of Norwich and its vicinity bear the name of the rector of Baldeswell in 1644, and of the rector of Sharington in 1758 (Bl.); and in the same manner the Emerys of the neighbonrbood of Dereham have a namesake or an ancestor in the vicar of Rushall, Norfolk, in 1581 (Bl.). Emery is a form of the ancient personal name of Amory.

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

Eglintine Last Name Facts

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

Eglintine is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eglintine? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Eglintine reside; 84 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 415,806. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 50 percent reside, Durham, where 37 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England Eglintine exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Eglintine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eglintine has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Eglintine last name rose 788 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eglintine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eglintine surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Eglintine earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,492 USD per year.

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