Eckard Surname

95,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,972 people bear this surname

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

Eckard Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Agihard (sword edge, brave).

Eckard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9071:92,77210,417
South Africa5901:91,82711,236
Germany2641:304,94531,102
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Australia381:710,41347,396
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6631:75,7458,050

Eckard (6,025) may also be a first name.

Eckard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Agihard (sword edge, brave).

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

Eckard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eckard has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 95,690th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,465,717 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Eckard are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Eckard is also the 85,434th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 6,025 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,907 people, or 1 in 92,772. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Eckard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eckard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eckard surname grew 589 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eckard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Eckard last name are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85% being registered with the party.

The amount Eckard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.81% more than the national average, earning R 424,920 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $40,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.32% more than the national average, earning $63,255 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckardt9214,577/
Eckhard921,640/
Heckard921,109/
Eckeard9262/
Oeckard923/
Eckkard921/
Ecckard920/
Eickard920/
Echkard920/
Ecard91604/
Ekard91183/
Eckhardt8627,738/
Echkardt8656/
Heckhard864/
Heckardt864/
Heackard863/
Eckkardt863/
Eckhartd862/
Eckaardt862/
Eckaerdt861/
Eckahard861/
Eckardte861/
Heckeard860/
Eickhard860/
Eckart837,030/
Eccard83780/
Eckerd83454/
Ackard83125/
Ekardt83101/
Escard8399/
Ekhard8376/
Hecard8315/
Ickard8311/
Eikard8310/
Ekkard839/
Ekgard838/
Eckord833/
Edcard832/
Ekards832/
Hekard831/
Eceard831/
Ekcard831/
Gecard831/
Eucard831/
Eicard831/
Ekartd830/
Ecards830/
Eakard830/
Eickhardt8051/
Echkardth807/
Echkardte802/
Echkhardt801/
Eckhaerdt801/
Eckhart774,930/
Eckerdt771,379/
Ekgardt77711/
Heckart77668/
Ekhardt77211/
Eccardt7797/
Ekkardt7796/
Hackard7793/
Eckartz7769/
Heckerd7752/
Eckartt7725/
Eckarth7716/
Eckertd7711/
Eckeart775/
Eikhard775/
Edkardt773/
Eckordt773/
Hockard773/
Eckarte773/
Ackhard772/
Eckgart771/
Eckherd771/
Eackart771/
Ekkhard771/
Geckart771/
Echkart771/
Heccard771/
Eickart770/
Jeckord770/
Hickard770/
Eckkart770/
Heckord770/
Ackardt770/
Heekard770/
Eckaert770/
Eskhard770/
Eickerd770/
Eckardtová752/
Icard732,619/
Ekart73942/
Ikard73845/
Akard73643/
Acard73333/
Ecord73180/
Ecart73112/
Ocard7357/
Ycard7347/
Ekord7334/
Okard733/
Ekerd732/
Eqard731/
Jkard730/
Hecquard71277/
Eckheart7161/
Eckhardtová7151/
Ockhardt7138/
Eckhartt7137/
Eidskard7111/
Heckerdt716/
Heckhart715/
Eckherdt715/
Ekkhardt713/
Edkhardt712/
Eckhardtova712/
Eckerdth711/
Eckerrdt711/
Gekhardt711/
Haeckart711/
Ackhardt711/
Eckhordt711/
Hockardt711/
Eekhardt711/
Hackardt711/
Eckharte710/
Eickhart710/
Eckert6782,481/
Ekhart67495/
Ekgart67486/
Ekkerd67250/
Ekkart67186/
Aycard67159/
Hecart67158/
Hacard67158/
Ackart67108/
Aicard6781/
Ekerdt6769/
Escart6741/
Ikeard6725/
Akhard6714/
Hicard6713/
Iscard6711/
Ackord6711/
Eckartová6711/
Ekcart679/
Edqard678/
Gekart678/
Ekhardová677/
Aakard676/
Akkard675/
Ikhard672/
Escord672/
Ecarte672/
Ickerd671/
Eccord671/
Aykard671/
Ackerd671/
Aecord671/
Ockart671/
Ekarte671/
Hickhardt671/
Occard671/
O'Card671/
Gicard671/
Ekartt671/
Ekerdh671/
Eccart671/
Excart671/
Yokard671/
Yocard671/
Etkart671/
Eukerd671/
Hakard671/
Hycard671/
Ecartt670/
Hocard670/
Equard670/
Aekart670/
Egcart670/
Eacord670/
Ickart670/
Eykord670/
Eckort670/

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