Eggington

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Eginton === Etymology === Recorded as Ekendon in the XII and XIII centuries, the placename derives from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + dūn (“hill”). === Proper noun === Eggington (countable and uncountable, plural Eggingtons) A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9525). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Eggington is the 19599th most common surname in England, belonging to 234 individuals. === References === Survey of English Place-Names === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eggington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 514. Forebears