Egbert Family History
Egbert Name Meaning
North German: from the personal name Egbert composed of the ancient Germanic elements agi(l) ‘point edge (of a sword)’ + berht ‘bright famous’. English (Devon): from the Middle English personal name Egbert (Old English Ecgbeorht from ecg ‘sword’ + beorht ‘bright’). The present name in Britain usually appears to be of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above) cognate with the English one as the medieval name may not have survived.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022