Eccleston Surname
Approximately 8,269 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameEccleston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,439 | 1:16,202 | 2,350 |
| United States | 2,588 | 1:140,054 | 14,583 |
| Australia | 793 | 1:34,042 | 4,490 |
| Jamaica | 592 | 1:4,848 | 650 |
| Canada | 411 | 1:89,649 | 9,866 |
| Wales | 117 | 1:26,449 | 2,746 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Ireland | 53 | 1:88,848 | 5,029 |
| Northern Ireland | 46 | 1:40,109 | 3,723 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 51 | 1:86,860 | 5,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,476 | 1:16,514 | 2,410 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 256 | 1:196,167 | 17,139 |
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.
(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.
2 the genit. of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name noted under Eccles + Old English tún, 'farmstead,’ &c.
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.
Eccleston Demographics
Average Eccleston Salary in
United States
$47,196 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eccleston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eccleston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eccleston is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eccleston? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,857th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 881,309 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Eccleston are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 915,176th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 106 people.
The last name Eccleston is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 3,439 people, or 1 in 16,202. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 14 percent are found, West Midlands, where 11 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England Eccleston occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Eccleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Eccleston has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Eccleston surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 731 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 838 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Eccleston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Eccleston surname are 4.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.58% being registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecclestone | 95 | 1,488 | / |
| Esccleston | 95 | 2 | / |
| Eeccleston | 95 | 1 | / |
| Eccsleston | 95 | 1 | / |
| Eccleton | 94 | 64 | / |
| Ecleston | 94 | 10 | / |
| Ecclston | 94 | 1 | / |
| Eccelston | 89 | 35 | / |
| Eclleston | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eecleston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ecclexton | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ecclestan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eckleston | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eclestone | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eccilston | 89 | 0 | / |
| Eccliston | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ecclstone | 89 | 0 | / |
| Ecleton | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ecleestont | 84 | 0 | / |
| Eckleton | 82 | 31 | / |
| Ekleston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ecelston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ecilston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Echelston | 78 | 0 | / |
| Eckelston | 78 | 0 | / |
| Hickleton | 67 | 102 | / |
| Eggelston | 67 | 93 | / |
| Iocleiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eggelstone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hicleitane | 53 | 1 | / |
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Eccleston Reference & Research
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