How common is the surname Egerton?

970 people in the United States had the surname Egerton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 318,294 Americans. It ranked 25,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Egerton?

Taron Egerton, British actor (born 1989), followed by Tamsin Egerton.

Where is the surname Egerton most common?

Wikidata records people named Egerton in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Egerton getting more or less common?

More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 970 in 2010, up 1.3%.

Is Egerton also a first name?

Yes. Egerton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Egerton

An English place surname, carried by 970 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E263 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Egerton is more common than 84.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Egerton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 970 people named Egerton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 318,294 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 958.

#25,486

rank among US surnames

970

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #24,471)

Who is named Egerton

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

72% of people named Egerton identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Egertons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Taron Egerton
British actor (born 1989)
Tamsin Egerton
British actress, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Egerton

Egerton has the Soundex code E263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E263.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Egerton come from?: From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Egerton?: 970 people in the United States had the surname Egerton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 318,294 Americans. It ranked 25,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Egerton?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Egerton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Egerton?: Taron Egerton, British actor (born 1989), followed by Tamsin Egerton.
Where is the surname Egerton most common?: Wikidata records people named Egerton in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Egerton?: Egerton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Egerton getting more or less common?: More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 970 in 2010, up 1.3%.
Is Egerton also a first name?: Yes. Egerton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.