Surname

Eggington

“oaken”

Eggington is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Eggington goes back to Old English ǣċen, meaning “oaken.”

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Where it comes from

Eggington comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English ǣċen (“oaken”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Eggington’s family of names

In English usage, Eggington as a surname has a related form in EGINTON.

Walk Eggington’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Similar names

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Old English

Essington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Edington

Edington is a surname from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Eddington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

90% boys · 10% girls

Old English

Egginton

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Eggleston

“edge” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Eggleton

“edge” · “wolf”

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Old English

Emberton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Middle English

Allington

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

93% boys · 7% girls

Sibling ideas

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