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

Egbert, 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 Egbert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Egbert in America

Egbert is the 6651st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Egbert surname appeared 5,089 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Egbert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Egbert 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 Egbert

The surname Egbert originated in England in the Anglo-Saxon period, deriving from the Old English words "eke" meaning "prosperous" or "ever" and "beorht" meaning "bright" or "illustrious". It was an Old English given name that later became a hereditary surname.

The earliest recorded bearer of the name Egbert was King Egbert of Wessex, who reigned from 802 to 839 CE. He is credited with being the first monarch to establish a permanent Anglo-Saxon kingdom that covered most of England.

During the Middle Ages, the name Egbert appeared in various records, including the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners in England after the Norman Conquest. The name was also recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1166, which listed taxpayers from various counties.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Egbert was Roger Egbert, who was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Leicestershire in 1195. Another early bearer was Geoffrey Egbert, mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1221.

In the 13th century, the name Egbert was found in various locations across England, including the villages of Egbertesfeld (now Eggbuckland) in Devon and Egberteston (now Eggerton) in Cheshire. These place names suggest the presence of Egbert families in those areas.

Notable individuals with the surname Egbert throughout history include:

1. Sir Ralph Egerton, 1st Baronet (1565-1629), an English landowner and Member of Parliament.

2. John Egbert (c. 1582-1615), an English Catholic priest and martyr who was executed during the reign of King James I.

3. Henry Egbert (1639-1700), a Dutch-English merchant and landowner in New York.

4. Samuel Egerton Brydges (1762-1837), an English author, genealogist, and bibliographer.

5. Henry Egbert Benson (1835-1891), an American politician who served as Governor of Oregon from 1877 to 1878.

The surname Egbert continues to be found in various parts of the world, particularly in England, the United States, and other English-speaking countries, reflecting its Anglo-Saxon origins and the spread of English culture and language over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Egbert

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

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 Egbert 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 Egbert 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 Egbert was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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