The Eggleston surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,057 people carried this name — #3,550 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,951 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Eggleston surname
A habitational surname from Old English.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Eggleston» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s
Eggleston was found among the farmers of Durham: 12 in every 10,000.
Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.
Where it concentrates, on the mapPer 10,000 farmers, by county
H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.
In the first U.S. census, 1790
In 1790, Eggleston was counted together with Egleston: 87 families in all.
Each family is counted by its head. About 523 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Egleston, Eagleston, Eaglestone, Eagleton, Eccleston, Eceleston, Egelston, Eggleson, Eggleston, Egglestone, Eggleton, Eggliston, Eglerton, Egleson, Eglestin, Eglestone, Egleton, Elggleston. 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
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
Eggleston in American newspapers,
1897–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 61,189 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Eggleston in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.
15,349 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eggleston. The most, 4,670, date from the 1920s. 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.8 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eggleston.
Who carried it
People named Eggleston,
with a public archive behind them.
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Benjamin Eggleston 1816–1888 · politician -
Edward Eggleston 1837–1902 · writer -
George Cary Eggleston 1839–1911 · writer -
David Q. Eggleston 1857–1909 · lawyer -
Millard F Eggleston d. 1912
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Capt Charles Eggleston d. 1809
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 Eggleston,
in the records of 6 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 States892 records
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 358
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 186
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 164
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 116
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 20
- Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
- Sacramento County historic burials 3
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Robert B. EgglestonBorn 1923 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; mechanic from Milwaukee County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, 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) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Mary EgglestonArrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; matron. From Ireland; bound for New York.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) -
Example: U.S. war memorial War record Harry H. EgglestonBorn 1945; from Little Meadows, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, engineer equipment assistant; died in an accident 1966 in South Vietnam.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
Showing 3 of 892 records for Eggleston in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).
Australia206 records
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 109
- Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 51
- Queensland State Archives indexes 19
- Tasmanian Names Index 15
- NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
- State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
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Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829 Transportation record William EgglestonTransported to New South Wales aboard the Exmouth, arriving 1831; ticket of leave 1840.
Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) -
Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Charles EgglestonArrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Tulloch Castle, aged 27; English.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Richard Moulton EgglestonRetired judge of Malvern, Victoria; died 1991.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 206 records for Eggleston in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).
New Zealand12 records
- Christchurch City cemetery records 11
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Elizabeth EgglestonDied 1943, aged 90; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.
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Example: roll of the war dead War record W. EgglestonCorporal, New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.
National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) -
Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Marquerite Mary EgglestonDied 1963, aged 80; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.
Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 12 records for Eggleston in New Zealand.
Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).
United Kingdom7 records
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Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919 War record G. EgglestonYorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.
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Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919 War record W. EgglestonLance Corporal, Coldstream Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.
National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
Showing 2 of 7 records for Eggleston in the United Kingdom.
Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).
Canada3 records
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Willis EgglestonDied 1956; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Walter Leroy EgglestonBuried in 1961 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. -
Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Rosa Harrietta EgglestonDied 1958; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
France1 record
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Dulcie EgglestonBorn 1912 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Mons (Var).
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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