Eggleston

English

Alternative forms

• Egleston

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Eggleston (countable and uncountable, plural Egglestons)

1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY984227).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eggleston is the 3550^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10057 individuals. Eggleston is most common among White (78.16%) and Black/African American (16.93%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eggleston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 514.

Anagrams

• Eggletons