Egerton

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Egerton (countable and uncountable, plural Egertons) A placename: A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, with the settlement of Egerton Green (OS grid ref SJ5252). A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7114). A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9047). A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. A community in Southgate township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. (countable) A male given name. ==== Derived terms ==== Mount Egerton Egerton Green ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Egerton is the 25486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 970 individuals. Egerton is most common among White (71.96%) and Black/African American (24.12%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Egerton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 514.