Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named from Old Norse egg ‘ridge edge’. North German (Schleswig-Holstein): variant of Eck .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Egge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Egge family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Egge families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 4 Egge families living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Egge's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Egge families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Egge surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Egge. 24% of Egge men worked as a Farmer and 16% of Egge women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Egge were Farm Laborer and Secretary. .
Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Egge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Egge in 1953 was 54, and 80 in 2004.