Egg

Egg Meaning & Origin

About Egg
The surname Egg is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "egg," meaning "egg." It is a topographic or habitational surname given to someone who lived near a place associated with eggs, such as a chicken farm or a place where eggs were sold or traded. It could also be a nickname given to someone with a physical characteristic resembling an egg, such as a round or oval-shaped head.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Egg is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Egg: 170
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 105,079
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Egg based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Egg is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AK
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E200
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 G
🌐 IPA
/ɛg/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Egg in Braille

Here's how to represent Egg in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Egg in braille

How to sign the name Egg using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Egg using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Egg in sign language

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