The Edgerton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,740 people carried this name — #7,060 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,677 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

50 families named Edgerton, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 271 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 28
Vermont 8
North Carolina 7
Massachusetts 4
New Hampshire 1
Pennsylvania 1
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 239 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Edgerton in American newspapers,
1859–1913.

Newspaper page from The Frontier carrying the name Edgerton
The Frontier 1891-11-05
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Edgerton
The Day Book 1913-09-06
Newspaper page from Fremont Journal carrying the name Edgerton
Fremont Journal 1859-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 88,204 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Edgerton in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

5,313 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edgerton. The most, 1,162, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,739
New South Wales 1,414
Queensland 1,195
Tasmania 605
South Australia 171
Western Australia 156
ACT (Canberra) 19

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Edgerton.

Who carried it

People named Edgerton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alfred Peck Edgerton
    Alfred Peck Edgerton 1813–1897 · politician
  • Sidney Edgerton
    Sidney Edgerton 1818–1900 · judge
  • Joseph K. Edgerton
    Joseph K. Edgerton 1818–1893 · writer
  • Alonzo J. Edgerton
    Alonzo J. Edgerton 1827–1896 · judge
  • Nathan H. Edgerton
    Nathan H. Edgerton 1838–1939
  • Walter Edgerton 1806–1879 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Edgerton,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States505 records

505 records of the Edgerton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 152
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 56
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 30
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Arthur Donald Edgerton

    Born 1947; from Hayward, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John P. Edgerton

    Born 1913 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1940 at Mauston; auto mechanic from Juneau County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jonothan Edgerton

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Baltic from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 505 records for Edgerton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia207 records

207 records of the Edgerton name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 88
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 51
  • Tasmanian Names Index 49
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 10
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Edgerton

    Died 1922 in Hospital, Latrobe, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1922.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Edgerton

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lady Kennaway, arriving 1836.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Edgerton

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Meteor, aged 26; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 207 records for Edgerton in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Edgerton name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Earl Murray Edgerton

    Died 1952; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Victor A. Edgerton

    Buried in 1923 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Henry Edgerton

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Edgerton in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Edgerton name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record B. Edgerton

    Gunner, Royal Army Medical Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. H. Edgerton

    West Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. S. Edgerton

    Coldstream Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Edgerton in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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