How common is the surname Eagleton?

1,046 people in the United States had the surname Eagleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,168 Americans. It ranked 24,075th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eagleton?

Thomas Eagleton, American politician (1929–2007).

Where is the surname Eagleton most common?

Wikidata records people named Eagleton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Eagleton?

Eagleton is /ˈiːɡəltən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Eagleton getting more or less common?

More common. 960 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,046 in 2010, up 9.0%.

The surname Eagleton

A surname, carried by 1,046 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈiːɡəltən/ 3 syllables Soundex E243

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eagleton is more common than 85.2% of them.

Origin

Variant of Eggleton.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,046 people named Eagleton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,168 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 960.

#24,075

rank among US surnames

1,046

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #24,432)

Who is named Eagleton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Eagleton identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.0%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eagletons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Eagleton
American politician (1929–2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eagleton

Eggleton

Eagleton has the Soundex code E243, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E243.

Questions

Where does the surname Eagleton come from?: Variant of Eggleton.
How common is the surname Eagleton?: 1,046 people in the United States had the surname Eagleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,168 Americans. It ranked 24,075th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eagleton?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Eagleton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eagleton?: Thomas Eagleton, American politician (1929–2007).
Where is the surname Eagleton most common?: Wikidata records people named Eagleton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Eagleton?: Eagleton is /ˈiːɡəltən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Eagleton getting more or less common?: More common. 960 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,046 in 2010, up 9.0%.