Eaglesham
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Eagleson
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + -s- + hām (“homestead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːɡəlsəm/
Proper noun
Eaglesham (countable and uncountable, plural Eagleshams)
- A village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5752).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Eaglesham is the 1969th most common surname in Scotland, belonging to 337 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eaglesham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 507.
- Forebears
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