Ancestor Search ...Find your Ancestors

Eager Surname Origin & Last Name Meaning

Family History and Genealogy Resources by Surname


FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

Free Surname Dictionary Over 70,000 Surname Origins
Home  >  Surname Origin Dictionary  >  "E" Surnames  > Eager   

Choose the first letter of surname for history of family name:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


Eager Surname Origin

Sharp-set, vehement, earnest. The name may be local, from the river Eger, in Bohemia, or Egra, a city on the river Eger.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.


For a more detailed definition for Eager or other surnames, search the FREE Ancestry.com Name Dictionary.

Eager Last Name Meaning   



There is more to Eager family history than the origin of the surname:


You can   Start your Eager Family Tree    and discover things you never knew about your own family. Construct a free family tree to trace your own genealogy and learn about your personal family history.

Start by entering what you know about yourself and your family. You can invite your parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins and other family members to contribute what they know to add to your online tree - fill in names and dates, tell stories and upload photos.

Ancestry.com will use what you enter to try and find more about your family in the world's largest online collection of historical records and family trees.









Getting Started with your Eager genealogy and family history:


New to Genealogy? Family Tree Maker 2008 genealogy software makes getting started with your family history fast and easy. Find ancestors and record your your family tree in this multi-media genealogy program. Build your family tree, construct family charts, and automatically create your personal Eager family history book.


Eager in Ancestry Family Trees
Look for your family tree in the AWT -- millions of references to lineage linked individuals and families identifying research on given family lines.




Next Steps in building the Eager family tree:


Use these genealogy databases to fill in the blanks of your Eager heritage.



Eager in Ancestry.com Records
Start your family tree and learn the story of your family in the world's largest online collection of genealogy records and family trees. Look for additional generations to add to your family history. Find details such as family relationships, age, residence, occupation, year of immigration to the U.S. & ancestral town. Other genealogy records include birth, marriage and death records as well as biographies, military records, family history books, and historical newspapers.



Eager at the Mormon LDS Database
Trace your Eager family in the vast resources of the Mormon LDS genealogy online databases which includes the Ancestral File, transcribed census records, and the International Genealogical Index.


Eager at RootsWeb databases
Search for your genealogy in multiple RootsWeb genealogy databases including the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), RootsWeb Surname List, World Connect, vital records, cemetery listings, census records, church records. The oldest and largest free genealogy site on the internet.




Communicate with others researching the Eager surname:


It is possible as you build your own family tree to connect with distant cousins and unknown relatives via the internet. Data sharing among genealogical researchers is common, and many family trees have been published online. Learn what others know about your family tree.


Eager in RootsWeb surname mailing lists
Join others on the Eager genealogy mailing list for discussion and sharing of information regarding family histories of Eager surname and its variations. Note: Not all surnames have a mailing list. If you get the "Page is Not Available" message, no mailing list is available. Instead, check the index of mailing lists for a sound-alike name.


Eager in Ancestry Message Boards
Browse or post a query about your genealogy, surname origin, or family history in the Eager surname forum. Look for unknown cousins or relatives with whom you may have lost touch.




A Family History Thought:


'If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires.' --Nicholas Boileau





FREE Ancestry.com Tools

Ancestry.com
FREE Start your own family tree with access to the largest collection of family history records online.




Eager Surname Facts

Countries of Origin for the Eager Surname
View the countries of origin for the Eager surname based on passenger lists to the US.


Distribution of the Eager Surname in UK
View a map of the distribution of Eager families in the UK.


Distribution of Eager Surname in US
See a map of the distribution of Eager families in the US. 1920   1880   1840




Site Features

Quick Search Surname Finder
Surname-specific genealogy search. Great for surnames that are also common words.

Search
Learn where to find for your ancestors.

Learn
Learn how to research your family ancestry and find your ancestors.

Share
Register your surnames and find out who else is researching the same family names.

Record your Genealogy
Genealogy software, forms, charts and templates.

Free Genealogy
Free genealogy resources: charts, lessons, software, databases, look ups, relationship charts, form letters, translation services.







Contact Us | Link to Us | Privacy Policy | Site Map
© 1997 - 2008 SearchforAncestors.com
All rights reserved.






Search Hint: If you searched for Eager geneology, Eager geneaology, you have probably mistyped the word genealogy.

You will get the best search results if you double-check your spelling. Be sure to search for Eager ancestor not ansestor or ancester; ancestry, not ancestory or ancestery. Surname is the preferred spelling, but sometimes you may see alternate spellings sirname and sirename.