Find out how popular the last name Eaglin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eaglin.

Eaglin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eaglin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eaglin in America

Eaglin is the 16944th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eaglin surname appeared 1,678 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Eaglin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eaglin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eaglin

The surname Eaglin originated in England during the late medieval period, likely derived from the Old English words "eag" meaning "eye" and "lind" meaning "serpent" or "snake." This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone with keen eyesight or a person associated with serpents or snakes in some way.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Eaglin can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire from the year 1275, where a Richard Eaglin is mentioned as a landowner. The surname also appears in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1279, which lists a John Eaglyne.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name was primarily concentrated in the counties of Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire in the West Midlands region of England. Variations in spelling were common during this period, with forms such as Eaglyne, Eglyn, and Eglin appearing in historical records.

Notable individuals with the surname Eaglin include Robert Eaglin, a merchant and alderman in the city of Worcester in the late 15th century, and John Eaglin, a prominent landowner in Oxfordshire during the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name spread to other parts of England, with records showing Eaglins residing in counties such as Wiltshire, Somerset, and Devon. One notable figure from this period was William Eaglin, a farmer and landowner in Gloucestershire who was born in 1634 and died in 1712.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname Eaglin continued to be found throughout England, with some individuals emigrating to other parts of the British Empire, including North America and Australia. Notable individuals from this period include John Eaglin, a successful merchant in London who lived from 1765 to 1842, and Mary Eaglin, a philanthropist and activist in Bristol who was born in 1789 and died in 1867.

While the surname Eaglin is not among the most common surnames in England, it has a long and rich history dating back to the medieval period, with its origins rooted in the West Midlands region of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eaglin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eaglin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eaglin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eaglin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eaglin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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