Eaglesham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Eagleson

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡəlsəm/

Proper noun

Eaglesham (countable and uncountable, plural Eagleshams)

1. A village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5752).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Eaglesham is the 1969^th most common surname in Scotland, belonging to 337 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eaglesham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 507.
• Forebears