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Edgerton Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): habitational name from any of various places called Egerton in Cheshire and Kent Egerton in Wheathill (Shropshire) Egerton in Bolton le Moors (Lancashire) Egerton in Scammonden (Yorkshire) or Edgerton in Huddersfield (Yorkshire). Egerton in Kent is from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + Old English tūn ‘estate farmstead’ (see Eckert ) but Egerton in Chesire is more likely to derive from the Old English personal name Ecghere (in which the second element is Old English here ‘army’) + Old English tūn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Leverton, Anderton, Everton, Overton, Denton, Emberton, Netherton

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Where is the Edgerton family from?

You can see how Edgerton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Edgerton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Edgerton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 54 Edgerton families living in New York. This was about 34% of all the recorded Edgerton's in USA. New York had the highest population of Edgerton families in 1840.
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What did your Edgerton ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Edgerton. 17% of Edgerton men worked as a Farmer and 13% of Edgerton women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Edgerton were Clerk and Housekeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    17%
  • Laborer
    16%
  • Salesman
    8%
  • Clerk
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    13%
  • Housewife
    11%
  • Stenographer
    8%
  • Housekeeper
    8%
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What is the average Edgerton lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Edgerton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Edgerton in 1944 was 42, and 78 in 2004.

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