Echols Surname

26,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Echols Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) Dweller near the church; one who came from Eccles (church), the name of several places in England and Scotland.

Echols Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,2861:17,8672,262
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2701:22,1232,779

Echols (79) may also be a first name.

Echols Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) Dweller near the church; one who came from Eccles (church), the name of several places in England and Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Echols Last Name Facts

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

The surname Echols is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Echols? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,422nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 357,759 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Echols are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly held first name globally, held by 79 people.

The last name Echols is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 20,286 people, or 1 in 17,867. In The United States Echols is most common in: Georgia, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Echols Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Echols has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 894 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Echols Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Echols last name are 11.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Echols earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.18% more than the national average, earning $74,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Echoles92335/
Echoels928/
Echolls927/
Eschols922/
Eachols922/
Etchols921/
Hechols921/
Echolsh921/
Echools921/
Aechols921/
Eichols920/
Euchols920/
Ecols914/
Eacholes8674/
Escholes861/
Echels8367/
Achols837/
Ecoles835/
Echolz834/
Ekhols834/
Ichols834/
Eshols832/
Ehcols831/
Echuls831/
Echals831/
Exhols830/
Eicholz77304/
Echales7750/
Acholes7734/
Echeles778/
Eichels778/
Hichols774/
Icholls773/
Escholz773/
Eachels772/
Eykhols771/
Echholz771/
Oechels770/
Echells770/
Aichols770/
Hochols770/
Esholes770/
Ecals731/
Eichholz715,360/
Eschholz71534/
Eachells7184/
Echelles712/
Eichoolz711/
Eichells710/
Hicholls710/
Acholles710/
Eschhollz676/
Achels674/
Écoles672/
Ecalls672/
Ecales671/
Icholz671/
Ochals671/
Eichcholz671/

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Echols Reference & Research

Echols DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Echols FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Echols
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