Eccles Surname
Approximately 16,691 people bear this surname
Eccles Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccles': (1) an ancient parish near Manchester, now a suburb of the city; (a) a parish in Norfolk, near Stalham. Both places became parents of the surname.
Adam de Ecclis, of Heaton with Halliwell, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Read More About This SurnameEccles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,743 | 1:8,263 | 1,206 |
| United States | 4,323 | 1:83,844 | 9,500 |
| Australia | 2,300 | 1:11,737 | 1,726 |
| Canada | 1,030 | 1:35,772 | 4,565 |
| Scotland | 386 | 1:13,870 | 1,783 |
| New Zealand | 369 | 1:12,272 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 272 | 1:6,783 | 1,201 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 255 | 1:5,349 | 853 |
| South Africa | 243 | 1:222,954 | 23,313 |
| Ireland | 241 | 1:19,539 | 2,033 |
| Wales | 213 | 1:14,528 | 1,593 |
| Jamaica | 104 | 1:27,596 | 2,107 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Falkland Islands | 8 | 1:392 | 68 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 387 | 1:11,447 | 1,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,580 | 1:5,322 | 808 |
| Scotland | 176 | 1:21,268 | 2,069 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:4,934 | 490 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 691 | 1:72,675 | 7,795 |
Eccles (58) may also be a first name.
Eccles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccles': (1) an ancient parish near Manchester, now a suburb of the city; (a) a parish in Norfolk, near Stalham. Both places became parents of the surname.
Adam de Ecclis, of Heaton with Halliwell, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Robert de Ecclis, of Pilkington, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
Richard Eccles, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Eccles, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
John de Eccles, Norfolk, 59 (sic) Edward III: ibid.
Johannes Eclus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Humphrey Eccles, of Dean, 1603: Wills at Chester.
Stodart says (II, p. 315) there seems to have been two separate families of this name, one taking their surname from Eccles in Berwickshire, the other from Eccles in Dumfriesshire. Adam de Eccles witnessed a charter by Grim, son of Guido, to the Abbey of Melrose, c. 1170 (Seats Supp., 329). Johan de Eccles of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296, and Sir Mathew del Ecles of Dumfriesshire was juror in 1304 (Bain, II, p. 206,412). Matthew de Eychles resigned his half of the barony of Ouras in Kincardineshire in favor of Thomas Rate, 1371 (RMS., I, 314,383). Matthew of Eclys witnessed a charter by Roland Kenedy, lord of Blarechan (Blairquhan), c. 1390 (Laing, 72), and Robert de Ecclesia was tenant of the earl of Douglas in Drumcork, 1376 (RHM., I, p. Ivi). John Eklis of that Ilk and Mongo Eklis, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). The latter may be the Mungo Ekclis mentioned in a letter of protection by James v in 1530 (RSS., II, 642). Eccles of that Ilk in Dumfriesshire were seated there till after the Reformation (Stodart II, p. 315), and William Eccles was retoured heir of John Eccles de Kildonan, 1668 (Retours, Ayr, 556). From the family of Eccles of Kildonan are descended the county Tyrone family of the name Eickles 1657, Ekillis 1502, Eklys 1362.
(Anglo-Latin-Greek) belonging to Eccles = the Church [from Latin ecclesia, Greek έκκλησία] William de Eccles, A.D. 1242-3.—Lanc. Inquests, &c.
(English) the genit. of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Ecci, Ecca, Æcce or Æcci, with diminutive suff. -I [prob. from a variant of Old English ecg, edge, point, sword; cogn. with O.H.Ger. ecka (mod. ecke) = Old Norse egg, edge, &c.]
This English toponymic was sufficiently numerous in the barony of Belfast to be described as a principal Irish (sic) name in the 1659 “census” summary. MIF 57*
(English, Scottish) One who formerly lived in the village of Eccles (church), there being two of that name in Scotland and three in England; dweller near a church.
1. A parish in Lancashire; another in Norfolk. 2. "Assumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Eccles in Dumfries-shire, as early as the period when surnames first became hereditary in Scotland. John de Eccles was a personage of rank in the reign of Alexander III." B.L.G.
A church, from the Greek έκκλησια, an assembly, a church, Gaelic eaglais. Cornish-British, Egles and Eglas.
A location name in Lancashire.
Eccles: (Gr.), a church: Egloskerry, Egloshayle, Eccles in Norfolk and Lancashire, Ecclesfield in Yorkshire, and Eccleston. All as prefixes. Eccles was the name of a musical composer of Purcell’s time, and only second to him.
Eccles is the name of a Lancashire parish. The surname is most numerous in the Preston district.
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Eccles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eccles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eccles is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Eccles click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eccles? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,956th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 436,615 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Eccles reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 58 people.
The last name Eccles is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 6,743 people, or 1 in 8,263. In England Eccles is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 19 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Eccles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Eccles has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Eccles surname expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 38 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 926 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eccles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (38%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Eccles surname are 18.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Eccles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.47% less than the national average, earning 230,245 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 432.23% more than the national average, earning R 1,264,790 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,570 CAD per year.
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