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

Eggleton, 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 Eggleton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eggleton in America

Eggleton is the 24718th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eggleton surname appeared 1,009 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eggleton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eggleton 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 Eggleton

The surname Eggleton is an English habitational name derived from any of several places named Eggleton, such as those in Bedfordshire, Herefordshire, and Cheshire. The name ultimately derives from the Old English words 'aecg' meaning 'egg' and 'tun' meaning 'enclosure' or 'settlement', indicating a place where eggs were produced or sold.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Eglintone'. This entry likely refers to the village of Eggleton in Bedfordshire. In the same record, there are also references to 'Eglintone' in Cheshire and 'Eglintun' in Herefordshire, suggesting the name was already well-established in different regions of England by the late 11th century.

During the Middle Ages, the surname was also spelled in various ways, including 'Egleton', 'Eggletoun', and 'Eglinton'. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Sir John Eggleton (c. 1350-1415), a knight who served under King Richard II and later fought in the Hundred Years' War.

In the 16th century, the Eggleton family had a strong presence in the county of Herefordshire. Records from this time show several individuals with the surname, such as William Eggleton (c. 1520-1588), a prosperous landowner, and his son, Thomas Eggleton (c. 1550-1621), who served as a local magistrate.

Other notable figures with the surname Eggleton include Edward Eggleton (1659-1722), an English clergyman and author of several religious works, and Sir John Eggleton (1685-1756), a Member of Parliament for Herefordshire in the early 18th century.

As the centuries progressed, the name Eggleton continued to be found throughout various regions of England, with some bearers also migrating to other parts of the British Empire, including North America and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eggleton

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

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

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