Egerton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Egerton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Egerton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 124
House Servant 18
At Home 14
Agricultural Labourer 13
Dress Maker 11
Farm Labourer 11
Labourer 11
Shoe Maker 11
Servant 10
Coal Miner 8
Cook 7
Ag Labourer 6
Farm Servant 6
General Servant 5
Boot Binder 5
Carpenter 5
Farmers Son 4
House Keeper 4
Labourer Son 4
Labourer Wife 4
Tailor 4
Annuitant 4
Painter 4
Cord Wainer 3
Butcher 3

Egerton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gorton 71% 14,118
2 Garton 71% 12,833
3 Egerton 100% 10,576
4 Gurton 71% 1,611
5 Gration 43% 728
6 Gurteen 43% 433
7 Eggerton 88% 427
8 Girton 71% 344
9 Gerton 86% 205
10 Graton 57% 188
11 Greaton 57% 135
12 Garten 57% 122
13 Gratian 29% 117

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The surname Egerton is the 3rd most popular variant of Gorton.

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