hello kayla,
yes the egas name originated in the netherlands but also in spain and ecuador depending on the time frame. i will be visiting a 3rd cousin on my mother's egas side next week when i visit amsterdam. our common grandparent Severo Egas Andrade came from spain (ca. 1860) to ecuador and some of his grandkids moved to the USA and the Netherlands. there had already been a line of Egas families in the Netherlands who originated from Johan Eichas who came to the Netherlands from Germany in the 1700's and his name was changed to Egas. i wrote a genealogy book which included lots of Egas history called "The Sons & Daughters of Jean Baptiste Jacquet". keep in touch.
russell jacquet