Ecles Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Ecles Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccles': (1) an ancient parish near Manchester, now a suburb of the city; (a) a parish in Norfolk, near Stalham. Both places became parents of the surname.
Adam de Ecclis, of Heaton with Halliwell, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Read More About This SurnameEcles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 126 | 1:193,455 | 15,576 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
Ecles (63) may also be a first name.
Ecles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eccles': (1) an ancient parish near Manchester, now a suburb of the city; (a) a parish in Norfolk, near Stalham. Both places became parents of the surname.
Adam de Ecclis, of Heaton with Halliwell, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Robert de Ecclis, of Pilkington, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.
Richard Eccles, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Eccles, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
John de Eccles, Norfolk, 59 (sic) Edward III: ibid.
Johannes Eclus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Humphrey Eccles, of Dean, 1603: Wills at Chester.
Stodart says (II, p. 315) there seems to have been two separate families of this name, one taking their surname from Eccles in Berwickshire, the other from Eccles in Dumfriesshire. Adam de Eccles witnessed a charter by Grim, son of Guido, to the Abbey of Melrose, c. 1170 (Seats Supp., 329). Johan de Eccles of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296, and Sir Mathew del Ecles of Dumfriesshire was juror in 1304 (Bain, II, p. 206,412). Matthew de Eychles resigned his half of the barony of Ouras in Kincardineshire in favor of Thomas Rate, 1371 (RMS., I, 314,383). Matthew of Eclys witnessed a charter by Roland Kenedy, lord of Blarechan (Blairquhan), c. 1390 (Laing, 72), and Robert de Ecclesia was tenant of the earl of Douglas in Drumcork, 1376 (RHM., I, p. Ivi). John Eklis of that Ilk and Mongo Eklis, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). The latter may be the Mungo Ekclis mentioned in a letter of protection by James v in 1530 (RSS., II, 642). Eccles of that Ilk in Dumfriesshire were seated there till after the Reformation (Stodart II, p. 315), and William Eccles was retoured heir of John Eccles de Kildonan, 1668 (Retours, Ayr, 556). From the family of Eccles of Kildonan are descended the county Tyrone family of the name Eickles 1657, Ekillis 1502, Eklys 1362.
1. A parish in Lancashire; another in Norfolk. 2. "Assumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Eccles in Dumfries-shire, as early as the period when surnames first became hereditary in Scotland. John de Eccles was a personage of rank in the reign of Alexander III." B.L.G.
A church, from the Greek έκκλησια, an assembly, a church, Gaelic eaglais. Cornish-British, Egles and Eglas.
Eccles is the name of a Lancashire parish. The surname is most numerous in the Preston district.
Ecles Demographics
Ecles Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Ecles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ecles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ecles has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ecles? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Ecles is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Ecles live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 63 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Ecles is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent reside, Arizona, where 40 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 35 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Ecles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ecles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ecles surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 97 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ecles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ecles surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
Ecles earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year.
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