Eggleton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Eagleton, Eggelton

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Eggleton (countable and uncountable, plural Eggletons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
   2. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eggleton is the 24718^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1009 individuals. Eggleton is most common among White (74.73%) and Black/African American (20.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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