The Egbert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,089 people carried this name — #6,651 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,800 people counted. That is up 9% from 4,685 in 2000.

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In print

Egbert in American newspapers,
1879–1902.

Newspaper page from St. Landry Democrat carrying the name Egbert
St. Landry Democrat 1879-03-22
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Egbert
The Portland Daily Press 1902-10-25
Newspaper page from Semi-weekly Interior Journal carrying the name Egbert
Semi-weekly Interior Journal 1891-09-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Egbert in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

3,078 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Egbert. The most, 978, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,272
New South Wales 615
Queensland 474
South Australia 390
Western Australia 191
Tasmania 94
ACT (Canberra) 24
Northern Territory 6

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

Who carried it

People named Egbert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert Gallatin Egbert
    Albert Gallatin Egbert 1828–1896 · politician
  • William Egbert
    William Egbert 1857–1936 · physician
  • James Chidester Egbert Jr.
    James Chidester Egbert Jr. 1859–1948 · classical philologist
  • Joseph Egbert 1807–1888 · politician
  • Henry G. Egbert 1826– · politician
  • Milton Cooper Egbert 1838–1929

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 Egbert,
in the records of 5 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 States653 records

653 records of the Egbert name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 296
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 167
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 89
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 52
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 33
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Milton L. Egbert

    Born 1901 in California. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco; driver from Solano County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 61; servant. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dale Edward Egbert

    Born 1946; from Des Moines, Iowa. U.S. Navy, seaman; killed in action 1967 in Phong Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 653 records for Egbert in the United States.

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

Netherlands142 records

142 records of the Egbert name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 65
  • Dutch population registers 40
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 37
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jantje Egbert

    Married in 1906 in Odoorn; labourer. Died 1962 in Gramsbergen, aged 77.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wilhelm Heinrich Egbert

    Married in 1856 in Losser; farmer. Died 1881 in Losser, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harm Egbert

    Born 1855 in Martenshoek (Hoogezand). Died 1912 in Klijndijk (Odoorn), aged 57; labourer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 142 records for Egbert in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany33 records

33 records of the Egbert name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Egbert

    From Ladbergen. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 1 July 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 13).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Egbert

    From Schapdeten, Münster. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 29 November 1914 (Jäger Battalion No. 7).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 33 records for Egbert in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Egbert name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Daisy Marjorie Scott Egbert

    Buried in 1990 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 81.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lily Pearl Egbert

    Buried in 1981 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 93.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Egbert

    Buried in 1936 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Egbert in Canada.

Counts: 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Egbert name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claude Jacques Egbert

    Born 1945 in Laval; died 1984 in Laval (Mayenne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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