Researching Simon Egerton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1471 people with the Egerton surname? In that year Egerton was ranked number 2190 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Egerton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Egerton and the Egerton Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 2031 people with the Egerton surname in the UK? Egerton is now ranked number 2329 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Egerton surname in the USA? Egerton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Simon Egerton
Simon Egerton
Simon Roger Egerton (born 9 January 1985) is an English field hockey player.
Egerton was born in Bury, England. He was a member of the England Indoor and Outdoor squad from 2008–2013.
The Midfield / Forward scored on both his indoor and outdoor debuts against Scotland (Paisley) and Germany (Nuremberg) respectively.
Egerton played at HC Rotterdam and played until 2015 at Bowdon Hockey Club having previously played for Beeston Hockey Club and in 2013 HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse League. At HGC he finished second top goalscorer with 25 goals. Egerton was part of the Beeston Hockey Team which won the England Premier Division 2012/13, finishing top goalscorer in the competition.
Egerton had two spells in the New Zealand National Hockey League, winning the competition on both occasions. Central Districts in 2011 and Auckland 2013. Before that Egerton played for Blau Weiss Berlin, he was the top goalscorer in the competition with 28 goals, helping them secure Bundesliga 1. status.
Source: Simon Egerton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egerton
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