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Eagleston Name Meaning

English: variant of Eaglestone a habitational name from either Eggleston in Middleton in Teesdale (Durham) Egglestone in Rokeby (North Yorkshire) Egliston in Tyneham (Dorset) or possibly Egleton (Rutland) recorded as Egleston in the 14th century. Both Eggleston (Durham) and Egleton (Rutland) arise from the Old English personal name Ecgwulf + tun ‘estate farmstead’. The name may also sometimes be a variant of Eccleston . The form Eagleston is now rare in Britain.

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

Similar surnames: Egleston, Eagleton, Eggleston, Eagerton, Egerton, Alliston, Eatherton

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You can see how Eagleston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Eagleston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Eagleston families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 43 Eagleston families living in London. This was about 36% of all the recorded Eagleston's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Eagleston families in 1891.

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There are 284 immigration records available for the last name Eagleston. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 650 military records available for the last name Eagleston. For the veterans among your Eagleston ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Eagleston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Eagleston in 1962 was 29, and 80 in 2004.

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