Eggleston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

This surname is derived from a geographical locality as in 'of Egleton,' a chapelry in the parish of Oakham, Rutland and a township in the parish of Bishops Frome, Herefordshire. 1 2 3

The Leicestershire local dates back to 1218, when it was known as Egoluestun. 4

Egglestone Abbey is a former Premonstratensian Abbey on the southern Yorkshire bank of the River Tees, now in ruins.

Early Origins of the Eggleston family

The surname Eggleston was first found in Leicestershire where Robert de Egelton was listed as a Freeman in 1225. Simon de Egilton was listed in the Hundredorum Rolls for Huntingdonshire in 1255 as later in Cornwall, Roger de Egilton was listed there in 1297. 5

Another source notes that in Rutland, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Simon de Egilton as holding lands there at that time. 1

Thomas of Eccleston (fl. 1250), was a Franciscan monk who studied at Oxford, and entered the Franciscan order probably soon after its settlement in England. "His work, for which he was collecting materials for twenty-five years, is dedicated to Simon de Esseby; it gives a narrative of some thirty years of the settlement of the Franciscans in England, describing their work and their poverty with the vividness of an eye-witness. " 6

Early History of the Eggleston family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eggleston research. Another 195 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1581, 1603, 1610, 1623, 1659, 1677, 1679, 1688, 1697, 1712, 1731, 1737 and 1743 are included under the topic Early Eggleston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eggleston Spelling Variations

The name, Eggleston, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Eagleton, Eaglestone, Eglestone, Egglestone and many more.

Early Notables of the Eggleston family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

William Ecclestone or Egglestone (fl. 1610 - 1623), an English actor in English Renaissance theatre, a member of Shakespeare's company the King's Men

Eggleston Ranking

In the United States, the name Eggleston is the 2,760^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 7

Migration of the Eggleston family to Ireland

Some of the Eggleston family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eggleston migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Eggleston surname who came to North America were:

Eggleston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Bigod Eggleston, who settled in New England in 1620
Bigod Eggleston from Yorkshire, who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet. 8
Arthur Eggleston, who arrived in Virginia in 1634 8
Richard Eggleston, aged 16, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Paul" 8
Richard Eggleston, aged 24, who landed in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Transport" 8

Eggleston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G W Eggleston, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 8
W Eggleston, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1872 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Eggleston (post 1700) +

Ralph Eggleston (1965-2022), American Academy Award, four-time Annie Award winning animator, art director, storyboard artist, writer, film director, known for Monsters, Inc. (2001), Inside Out (2015) and Finding Nemo (2003) and many more
William Eggleston (b. 1939), American pioneering color photographer, known for William Eggleston's Guide (1976) and The Democratic Forest (1989).
Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811), American planter, soldier, and politician from Amelia County, Virginia, Member of the U.S. Congress from 1798 until 1801
John William Eggleston (1886-1976), American jurist, Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911), American author, brother of fellow author Edward Eggleston
Benjamin Eggleston (1816-1888), American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio
Charles Richard Eggleston (1945-1968), American photographer with United Press International
Rushad Eggleston (b. 1979), American contemporary improvisational cellist
Edward Eggleston (1837-1902), American historian and novelist
Thomas "Tommy" Eggleston (1920-2004), English footballer (201 matches) and manager (1967-1974) from Consett, England, eponym of the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)