Eckersall Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Eckersall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccleshill': (1) a township in the parish of Bradford, West Riding of Yorks; (a) a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire; (3) 'of Eccleshall,' a parish in Staffordshire, seven miles from Stafford.

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Eckersall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4521:123,27012,390
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia291:930,88655,860
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Scotland261:205,91610,908
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:65,3507,487
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Eckersall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccleshill': (1) a township in the parish of Bradford, West Riding of Yorks; (a) a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire; (3) 'of Eccleshall,' a parish in Staffordshire, seven miles from Stafford.

Robert de Eccleshale, Warwickshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Agnes Ecgleshill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard de Ecceleshull, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

1601. Married — John Shorre and Joane Ecclesole: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1792. — Joseph Eccleshall and Ann Selway: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Supposed to be a corruption of Eccleshall, a parish in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Eckersall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eckersall is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eckersall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 522,545th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. Eckersall occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Eckersall reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Eckersall is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 123,270. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 41 percent are found, Merseyside, where 10 percent are found and Cornwall, where 7 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Eckersall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eckersall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eckersall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eckersall surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Eckersall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 286.88% more than the national average, earning R 919,380 per year and in United States they earn 57.36% more than the national average, earning $67,899 USD per year.

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Eckersall Reference & Research

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