The Eggers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,921 people carried this name — #4,479 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (7,895).

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Eggers surname

From the given name Eggert, in a variant form, with the patronymic genitive ending -s. In some cases it may come from the given name Egger, also with the patronymic -s.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Eggers», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 152 people named Eggers live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Río Negro.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Río Negro 72
Neuquén 42
Buenos Aires Province 15
Córdoba 12
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 111 people named Eggers live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Antwerp 86
West Flanders 11
Limburg 9
Flemish Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

31 people named Eggers live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 11
Solothurn 8
Bern 6
Lucerne 3
St. Gallen 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

129 people named Eggers is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 129

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Eggers in American newspapers,
1898–1929.

Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Eggers
The Poplar Standard 1929-07-25
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Eggers
The Anaconda Standard 1898-03-06
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Eggers
The Poplar Standard 1929-07-25

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

In print

Eggers in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

2,447 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eggers. The most, 506, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,111
Queensland 531
Western Australia 346
New South Wales 256
Victoria 155
Tasmania 26
ACT (Canberra) 5
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Eggers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bartholomeus Eggers
    Bartholomeus Eggers 1637–1692 · sculptor
  • Bartholomeus Eggers
    Bartholomeus Eggers 1637–1692 · sculptor
  • Henning Eggers d. 1679 · pastor
  • Emil Eggers d. 1918 · soldier
  • Catharina Dorothea Eggers 1617–1692
  • Johann Jobst Eggers 1632–1698

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eggers,
in the records of 9 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 States2,006 records

2,006 records of the Eggers name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 966
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 486
  • Other U.S. records 554
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Pierce Eggers

    Born 1916 in Iowa. Enlisted 1941 at Rock Island, Illinois; driver from Rock Island, Illinois. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Martha Eggers

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Belgravia from Cuxhaven, aged 26; servant. From Schleswig, 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 Carl Eggers

    Born 1930; from McDowell County, West Virginia. U.S. Army, medical aidman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 2,006 records for Eggers in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Netherlands2,062 records

2,062 records of the Eggers name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1,087
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 823
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 152
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Leida Eggers

    Married in 1830 in Westerbork; maidservant. Died 1865 in Zwiggelte (Westerbork), aged 65.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Petrus Johannes Eggers

    Married in 1865 in Alkmaar; baker. Died 1875 in Alkmaar, aged 43.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Evert Eggers

    Married in 1872 in Beemster; "warmoezier". Died 1927 in Eindhoven.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,062 records for Eggers 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).

Germany1,384 records

1,384 records of the Eggers name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,382
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Eggers

    Born 1899; from Schilldorf, Rendsburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 344).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Dorothea Eggers

    Emigrated to Texas in 1850.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johann Friedrich Eggers

    Estate settled at Hemmelsdorf in 1891; cottager.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,384 records for Eggers in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Australia104 records

104 records of the Eggers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 77
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 11
  • Other Australian records 16
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hans C. H. Eggers

    Arrived in Queensland in 1878 aboard the Lammershagen, aged 23.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Adrianus Eggers

    Retired fitter and turner of Herne Hill, Victoria; died 1990.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carsten Hansen Eggers

    Of Glen Innes, New South Wales; died 1932.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 104 records for Eggers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway17 records

17 records of the Eggers name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johan H. Eggers

    Census of 1910: Sørhauggate, Haugesund; seaman, born 1889 in Bergen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Gusta Eggers

    Census of 1910: Oscarsgate, Kristiania; "familielegat", born 1847 in ø Toten.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Konrad Emil Eggers

    Census of 1910: Starefos nord, Bergen; "kjørerdreng", born 1893 in Ytre Arne i Haus.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Eggers in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Eggers name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 8
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Fred Eggers

    Died 1988, aged 67; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christian Eggers

    Married 1904 in Inverness, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 2 of 9 records for Eggers in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand9 records

9 records of the Eggers name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Christian Diedrich Eggers

    Died 1971, aged 89; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rose Eggers

    Died 1951, aged 58; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 9 records for Eggers in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France7 records

7 records of the Eggers 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 Marta Minna Augusta Eggers

    Born 1919 in Germany; died 1999 in Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Christian Edouard Eggers

    Born 1899 in Metz (Moselle); died 1973 in Loctudy (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Eggers in France.

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).

Belgium2 records

2 records of the Eggers name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frans Eggers

    Died 1954 in Langdorp; born 1885 in Westmeerbeek.

    Open Archives, Stedelijk Archief en Documentatiecentrum Aarschot (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Eggers in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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