The surname Eagle
A Latin nickname surname, carried by 8,325 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈiɡəl/ 2 syllables Soundex E240
Origin
Latin origin
* As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene Orel, Lakota waŋbli (compare Eagleman, Redeagle, Whiteeagle). * The name of the English village is believed to be from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah: compare with Acle.
Eagle is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,325 people named Eagle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,087 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,949.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #4,255 | Logue | 8,328 | 37,073 |
| #4,256 | Scarbrough | 8,327 | 37,078 |
| #4,259 | Parisi | 8,326 | 37,082 |
| #4,261 | Wilhite | 8,325 | 37,087 |
Who is named Eagle
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
79% of people named Eagle identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 79%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 9.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
- Two or more races 3.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Famous Eagles
4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Joshua EagleAustralian tennis player, born 1973
- Harry EagleAmerican pathologist (1905–1992)
- James Philip EagleAmerican politician (1837-1904)
- Joe H. EagleAmerican politician (1870-1963)
Notable Eagles come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Eagle has the Soundex code E240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E240.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Eagle come from?
- * As an English surname, from the noun eagle. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from L'Aigle in Orne, first attested in 1055 and from Latin aquila, itself meaning "eagle." * Also translated from names in other languages meaning "eagle," such as German Adler, Polish Orzeł, Orzel, Slovene…
- How common is the surname Eagle?
- 8,325 people in the United States had the surname Eagle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,087 Americans. It ranked 4,261st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Eagle?
- In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Eagle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- Who is the most famous person named Eagle?
- Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player, followed by Harry Eagle.
- Where is the surname Eagle most common?
- Wikidata records people named Eagle in the United States and Australia.
- How do you pronounce Eagle?
- Eagle is /ˈiɡəl/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Eagle?
- Eagle is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
- Is the surname Eagle getting more or less common?
- More common. 7,949 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,325 in 2010, up 4.7%.