Eck Surname

27,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Eck Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived at the corner; dweller at a steep slope.

Eck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,6971:33,8844,235
Germany4,8321:16,6612,206
France1,3531:49,0936,380
Netherlands5311:31,8035,282
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Hungary2991:32,8303,583
Austria2081:40,9406,572
Belize1781:1,997446
Vietnam1261:735,2861,681
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Sweden851:115,8448,286
Norway601:85,70511,873
England401:1,392,95161,553
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India51:153,413,076951,030
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
China21:683,660,78330,601
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominica11:75,891912
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5261:32,9093,958

Eck (380) may also be a first name.

Eck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived at the corner; dweller at a steep slope.

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

Probably an old personal name. Ecke, a well-known character in the German poems of the middle ages, seems to have been a sort of Teutonic demigod. See Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eck Last Name Facts

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

Eck occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,651st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 374,700 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Eck reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Eck is also the 444,827th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 380 people.

The surname Eck is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,697 people, or 1 in 33,884. In The United States Eck is mostly concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Kansas, where 5 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Eck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 701 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eck are 20.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.48% registered with the party.

The amount Eck earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning 255,965 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning R 180,984 per year; in United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $49,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heck8656,317/
Eick864,773/
Ecke863,746/
Eyck86495/
Ieck8682/
Eack8646/
Eeck869/
Euck865/
Edck862/
Eckh862/
Esck861/
Ehck861/
Ekck861/
Ecck861/
Ek8050,975/
Ec80951/
Eicke752,253/
Hecke752,110/
Heick751,683/
Heuck75957/
Heckt75496/
Eijck75218/
Eicks75171/
Heyck75129/
Heeck7599/
Eecke7543/
Eycke7533/
Hieck7528/
Heckh757/
Hesck753/
Jeeck752/
Ecksh752/
Heack752/
Eugck751/
Ezcke751/
Ehcke751/
Easck751/
Eccqk751/
Eyckx751/
Iecgk751/
Eacke750/
Hechk750/
Eke67158,056/
Hec674,678/
Gek672,244/
Hek671,956/
Eek671,672/
Eik671,542/
Iek671,484/
Eschke67968/
Ekk67966/
Ekh67502/
Ick67308/
Eyk67248/
Heeckt67186/
Eak67170/
Heicke67112/
Eşk6792/
Heycke6752/
Ecp6751/
Ejk6751/
Heicks6743/
Ehk6742/
Eic6732/
Heysck6729/
Eec6726/
Ecx6722/
Ecg6722/
Euk6719/
Ejc6717/
Iec6716/
Ecková6715/
Ekc6715/
Eac6713/
Heecks6713/
Ect6710/
Ekő6710/
Exc679/
Ekg679/
Egk679/
Yck678/
Ehc678/
Egc678/
Jck678/
Heacks677/
Eqc677/
Eyc677/
Eckova674/
Ekq672/
Eqk672/
Høecke671/
Eijcke671/
Ecq671/
Eascke671/
Ecc671/
Heidck670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eck
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis