# Eggleston

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #62,116

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY984227).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + -s- + tūn (“settlement”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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