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Edgington Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Egginton (Derbyshire) Edgington in Pyrton (Oxfordshire) or Eggington (Bedfordshire). Egginton in Derbyshire means an ‘estate associated with a man named Ecga’ from the Old English personal name Ecga + ing denoting association + tūn ‘estate farmstead’ while Eggington in Bedfordshire arises from the genitive of the Old English personal name Ecca + dūn ‘hill’.

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

Similar surnames: Edrington, Edington, Ellington, Reddington, Addington, Elkington

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You can see how Edgington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Edgington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Edgington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 14 Edgington families living in Ontario. This was about 61% of all the recorded Edgington's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Edgington families in 1911.

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Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Edgington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Edgington in 1952 was 63, and 74 in 2004.

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