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 occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Echols? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,422nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 357,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Echols live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 79 people.

The surname Echols is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 20,286 people, or 1 in 17,867. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 18 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Echols Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Echols has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Echols 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.68% 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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