Egerton

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English

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Etymology

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From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun

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Egerton (countable and uncountable, plural Egertons)

  1. A placename:
    1. A civil parish of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, with the settlement of Egerton Green (OS grid ref SJ5252).
    2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD7114).
    3. A village in Ashford borough, Kent, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TQ9047).
    4. A community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
  3. (countable) A male given name

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Egerton is the 25486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 970 individuals. Egerton is most common among White (71.96%) and Black/African American (24.12%) individuals.

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