Eccleston Surname

60,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Eccleston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccleston': (1) a parish in Cheshire, three miles from Chester; (a) a parish in Lancashire, five miles from Chorley; also three townships in Lancashire.

Robert de Eccleston, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Eccleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4391:16,2022,350
United States2,5881:140,05414,583
Australia7931:34,0424,490
Jamaica5921:4,848650
Canada4111:89,6499,866
Wales1171:26,4492,746
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Northern Ireland461:40,1093,723
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Panama181:217,3486,003
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
France91:7,380,302306,885
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
India51:153,413,076951,030
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montserrat11:4,947471
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4761:16,5142,410
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Eccleston (106) may also be a first name.

Eccleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccleston': (1) a parish in Cheshire, three miles from Chester; (a) a parish in Lancashire, five miles from Chorley; also three townships in Lancashire.

Robert de Eccleston, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Henry de Eccliston, of Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Richard Eccleston, of Eccleston, parish of Croston, Lancashire, 1618: Wills at Chester.

Henry Eccleston, of Wrightington, 1593: ibid.

Edward Eccleston, of Eccleston, 1623: ibid. (1621-50).

John Eccleston, of Chester, yeoman, 1640: ibid.

1598. Baptised — Margaret, d. Richard Eccleston: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1650-1. — Theodore, s. Richard Eccleston, merchant: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Eccleston = the Church - Town [v.

under Eccles, and + Old English tún] Adam de Eccliston, A.D. 1242-3.—Lanc. Inquests, &c.

Prob. confused with Eggleston, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

2 the genit. of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name noted under Eccles + Old English tún, 'farmstead,’ &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and townships in cos. Lancaster and Chester. An ancient family were seated at Eccleston in the latter shire, temp. Henry III., and continued in possession until the last generation when it was sold, and the estate of Scarisbrick, with the name acquired by marriage about the same period. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men of England, p. 117.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eccleston Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eccleston Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Eccleston occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Eccleston.

How Common Is The Last Name Eccleston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,857th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 881,309 people. The surname Eccleston is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Eccleston live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 915,176th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 106 people.

Eccleston is most widespread in England, where it is held by 3,439 people, or 1 in 16,202. In England Eccleston is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Eccleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eccleston has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Eccleston last name rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 731 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 838 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Eccleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Eccleston last name is predominantly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States Eccleston are 4.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eccleston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.78% less than the national average, earning R 90,828 per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $53,300 CAD per year.

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Eccleston Reference & Research

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