The Eggert Family Name

Arms linked to Egger and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Eggert

Genealogists group Eggert with Egger. The name is generally explained as “Descendant of Agihard (sword edge, brave)”.

Before spelling was fixed, Egger was also written Eggert. You may also find the name written Eggers and Eggner. About 5,427 people in the United States were recorded as Eggert in 2010, placing it 6,296 on the national list. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. French birth records list 107 children named Eggert between 1891 and 2000. Births ran at 6 in 1891–1900 and 8 in 1991–2000.

Get the complete Eggert report, with a museum-style coat of arms.