# Edgerton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/edgerton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,740 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,060 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 65,136 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (4,677 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From edger + -ton.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Edgerton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Edgerton in the United States and Australia.

## People named Edgerton

- Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
- Harold Edgerton, American engineer and inventor (1903–1990)
- Winifred Edgerton Merrill, American mathematician (1862–1951)
- Nash Edgerton, Australian film director
- David Edgerton, American businessman (1927-2018)

## Similar surnames

Egerton, Edgar, Edgerly, Edgeworth, Ediger, Edgren.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.