Echlin Surname
Approximately 752 people bear this surname
Echlin Surname Definition:
From the lands of Echline in the parish of Dalmeny, West Lothian. Robert de Eghlin and Rauf Doghlyn (for d'Eghlyn) or Eghlyn of Edinburghshire swore fealty to England in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,203). The seal of Robert bears a rude figure of S.
Read More About This SurnameEchlin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 342 | 1:1,059,821 | 77,412 |
| Canada | 282 | 1:130,658 | 13,594 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 50 | 1:88,597 | 5,964 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
Echlin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of Echline in the parish of Dalmeny, West Lothian. Robert de Eghlin and Rauf Doghlyn (for d'Eghlyn) or Eghlyn of Edinburghshire swore fealty to England in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,203). The seal of Robert bears a rude figure of S. Michael overcoming the dragon, S' Radulfi de Echelon, and the seal of Rauf bears a fleur-de-lys, S' Rodvifii de.Eclin (ibid., p. 551,558). A horse was purchased from Johannes de Eghelyn in 1312 (ibid., III, p. 421). John de Heychlyn had confirmation to him of the lands of Garmylton in 1319 (RHM., I, 22), John de Eychlin, 'tunc senescallus baronie de Coldingham,' was a charter witness in 1332 (BNCH., XVI, p. 327), and Johan de Echlyne was vicar of Kinneff in 1407 (Stodart, II, p. 417). William Echeline or Echelyn of St. Andrews diocese was granted the perpetual vicarage of Inchemacbany in the diocese of Aberdeen in 1345 (Pap. Lett., III, p. 94). William Echling of Pittadro is in record in 1457 (RD., 452), and John Echline of Pittadrow, professor of philosophy in St. Leonard's College, St. Andrews, died in 1603.
Crawford the genealogist in a MS., dated 1747, deduces the family from Philip le Brun, who flourished in Fifeshire temp. Robert I., and was enfeoffed with lands called Echlin in that county by Boger de Mowbray. The family were transplanted to Ireland by Dr. Robert Echlin, bishop of Down, temp. James I. B.L.G.
Echlin Demographics
Echlin Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Echlin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Echlin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Echlin is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Echlin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 451,630th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Echlin reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Echlin is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 1,059,821. In The United States Echlin is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 23 percent are found, Tennessee, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 38 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Echlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Echlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Echlin surname grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Echlin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Echlin surname is principally Anglican (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Echlin last name are 6.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.3% registered with the political party.
The amount Echlin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,468 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eichlin | 92 | 162 | / |
| Iechlin | 92 | 2 | / |
| Echling | 92 | 0 | / |
| Echlind | 92 | 0 | / |
| Oechlin | 92 | 0 | / |
| Eclin | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eichling | 86 | 117 | / |
| Hoechlin | 86 | 45 | / |
| Heichlin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Eshlin | 83 | 20 | / |
| Achlin | 83 | 3 | / |
| Esclin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekhlin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Echlen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ichlin | 83 | 0 | / |
| Heichling | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hochlin | 77 | 19 | / |
| Eshlina | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gekhlin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Eshllin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yochlin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhlina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hichlin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ehsling | 77 | 0 | / |
| Esshlin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Heischling | 75 | 26 | / |
| Eslin | 73 | 215 | / |
| Ezlin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jhlin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eclen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ochln | 73 | 1 | / |
| Exlin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hehsling | 71 | 6 | / |
| Aichelin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eychelen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hichling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gichlina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hitchlin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Geslin | 67 | 5,195 | / |
| Heslin | 67 | 3,160 | / |
| Esling | 67 | 401 | / |
| Eßling | 67 | 258 | / |
| Esslin | 67 | 73 | / |
| Eslina | 67 | 38 | / |
| Eslien | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hyslin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ieslin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Höjlin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Easlin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jezlin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euslin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Achlen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eslind | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ecleen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishlin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eazlin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Häßlin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hezlin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshlyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeclen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hislin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jhling | 67 | 0 | / |
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