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    The surname Eggleton

    An English place surname, carried by 1,009 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛɡəltən/ 3 syllables Soundex E243

    Eggleton: #24,718 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Eggleton #24,718, 1,009 people Eggleton: #24,718 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Eggleton #24,718, 1,009 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eggleton is more common than 84.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

    Eggleton 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 1,009 people named Eggleton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,992 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 972.

    #24,718
    rank among US surnames
    1,009
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #24,180)

    Who is named Eggleton

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

    75% of people named Eggleton identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 75%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    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 Eggletons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bob Eggleton
      American artist, born 1960

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Eggleton

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

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Eggleton come from?
    From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
    How common is the surname Eggleton?
    1,009 people in the United States had the surname Eggleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,992 Americans. It ranked 24,718th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eggleton?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Eggleton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Eggleton?
    Bob Eggleton, American artist.
    Where is the surname Eggleton most common?
    Wikidata records people named Eggleton in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Eggleton?
    Eggleton is /ˈɛɡəltən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Eggleton?
    Eggleton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Eggleton getting more or less common?
    More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,009 in 2010, up 3.8%.
    What are other spellings of Eggleton?
    Eagleton and Eggelton.