Erck Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Erck Surname Definition:

ERC: A very common old Gaelic personal name, possibly of a goddess originally. According to O'Clery it has several meanings. As a man's name Ere, gen. Eire, appears over a hundred times in the Book of Leinster, with a feminine Erca. In an ogham inscription at Rovesmore we find Maqi Erdos Maqi Faloni, "of Mac Erce son of Fallon.

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Erck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6371:569,00946,718
Germany1241:649,23850,829
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Erck (153) may also be a first name.

Erck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ERC: A very common old Gaelic personal name, possibly of a goddess originally. According to O'Clery it has several meanings. As a man's name Ere, gen. Eire, appears over a hundred times in the Book of Leinster, with a feminine Erca. In an ogham inscription at Rovesmore we find Maqi Erdos Maqi Faloni, "of Mac Erce son of Fallon." Ere mac Telt is ultimate ancestor of Clann Maelanfaidh (the old name of Clan Cameron). See Erf.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Erck Last Name Facts

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

Erck is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 427,840th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,030,416 people. Erck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Erck are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Erck is also the 743,570th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 153 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 569,009. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 26 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Denmark, where 2 percent reside.

Erck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Erck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Erck surname grew 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Erck last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Erck earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $48,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herck89255/
Ehrck8913/
Ierck892/
Eerck892/
Errck892/
Eirck891/
Earck891/
Eurck891/
Ercke890/
Erk864,301/
Erc8684/
Hierck80110/
Ehrcke8085/
Herckt8034/
Hercke8016/
Heurck8015/
Gehrck8011/
Herrck803/
Ehrckg801/
Hetrck801/
Herckk801/
Geerck800/
Erke752,179/
Gerk752,117/
Herc75950/
Herk75783/
Arck75236/
Erkh7594/
Ehrk7583/
Eirk7520/
Orck7516/
Erct7513/
Eark759/
Eråk759/
Eurk754/
Earc753/
Ercg753/
Eirc753/
Erkp753/
Ehrc752/
Aerc752/
Erkx752/
Etrc752/
Irck752/
Erkt751/
Ierk751/
Oerk751/
Esrk751/
Ercq751/
Erkk751/
Erkq751/
Erzc751/
Ergk751/
D'Herck7330/
Earreck731/
Herke671,235/
Erksh67785/
Horck67294/
Harck67256/
Eyrek67137/
Ihrck6753/
Geerk6746/
Đerke6731/
Gehrk6730/
Erkøk6720/
Jørck6711/
Hierk677/
Herckova676/
Heark675/
Hyrck674/
Iorck674/
Erkhe673/
Oirck671/
Herkh671/
Hearc671/
Orhck671/
Hoerk671/
Ayrck671/
Hirck671/
Earke671/
Earks671/
Eerec671/
Eerek671/
Ierkq671/
Errks671/
Erhke671/
Eirek671/
Ejrek671/
Ehrkh671/
Heerc671/
Ejrqk671/
Etrzc671/
Eyrec671/
Erccc671/
Erquc671/
Gerkc671/
Jreck670/
Heurk670/
Eirks670/

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