Eglinton Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

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

Eglinton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eglinton,' a village near Greenock, in Scotland.

Eglinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:906,14768,222
England3601:154,77214,673
Australia2851:94,72210,787
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Wales51:618,90625,852
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:201,44915,997
Scotland1101:34,0292,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Eglinton (151) may also be a first name.

Eglinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eglinton,' a village near Greenock, in Scotland.

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

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)

(Scot.-Eng.) belonging to Eglinton (Ayr), early 13th cent. Eglin- toune - prob. the Estate of the Egel or Ægel Family [Anglo-Saxon *Egelinga-tún— -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. ring; tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Eglinton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eglinton (Russian: Эглинтон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eglinton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eglinton is the 283,967th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,374,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 33 percent of Eglinton live; 33 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in British Isles. Eglinton is also the 749,223rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 151 people.

Eglinton is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 906,147. In The United States Eglinton is most numerous in: Virginia, where 13 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States Eglinton occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

Eglinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eglinton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eglinton surname rose 889 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 298 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eglinton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States Eglinton are 16.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eglinton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $49,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $57,067 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Eglinton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eglinton in the Russian language
Эглинтонeglinton-

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