Etchel Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Etchel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Etchells,' an old manor and township in the parish of Stockport, Cheshire Many entries relating to this family will be found in the register of Marple Church, Cheshire. Amongst the owners of land in Marple in 1663 was George Etchells (v.

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Etchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Etchel (354) may also be a first name.

Etchel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Etchells,' an old manor and township in the parish of Stockport, Cheshire Many entries relating to this family will be found in the register of Marple Church, Cheshire. Amongst the owners of land in Marple in 1663 was George Etchells (v. East Cheshire, 53).

1561. Buried — Ellen Ecchuls: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1570. Married — Robert Proudlove and Enime Etchuls: ibid.

William Etchells, of Lymm, Cheshire, 1613: Wills at Chester.

Richard Etchells, of Pott Shrigley, 1604: ibid.

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

Etchells is the name of a Cheshire township.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Etchel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etchel is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Etchel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Etchel reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. Etchel is also the 463,079th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 354 people.

Etchel is most common in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Etchel is most common in: Norfolk, where 67 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Etchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Etchel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etchell92415/
Getchel92240/
Eatchel92164/
Etschel9270/
Hetchel9218/
Etchele921/
Aetchel920/
Echel91114/
Etcel910/
Getchell863,233/
Getschel86140/
Hetschel8695/
Ethchell862/
Hetchell861/
Hetchele861/
Etchelle860/
Jetchell860/
Eichel833,036/
Echele83264/
Hechel83244/
Jechel83207/
Etcell83116/
Esthel8348/
Eschel8337/
Echsel8329/
Hetcel8322/
Ejchel8319/
Gechel835/
Edchel833/
Echelh832/
Echell832/
Exchel831/
Echeil831/
Eachel831/
Echeal831/
Atchel830/
Euchel830/
Ecel80772/
Heitschel8018/
Gietschel805/
Heutschel802/
Gethchell801/
Getschell801/
Etcl801/
Gettchell800/
Eichele771,341/
Heichel771,279/
Hatchel77793/
Gitchel77368/
Heuchel77363/
Heschel77272/
Eichelt77229/
Echelle77105/
Hechsel7763/
Etchill7736/
Geschel7735/
Hitchel7721/
Gechell7720/
Eschell7719/
Hiechel7714/
Itchell778/
Eichell777/
Eschael773/
Gechgel773/
Echzell772/
Hecehel771/
Eicheld771/
Escheld771/
Easthel771/
Eecheal771/
Hejchel771/
Otchiel771/
Ejchelt771/
Etchile771/
Jiechel771/
Esthele771/
Itchiel771/
Atchell770/
Eischel770/
Hetzcel770/
Aitchel770/
Getchil770/
Heutzschel751/
Gettschell750/
Etzel735,711/
Eshel731,970/
Eccel731,729/
Excel73405/
Ichel73234/
Hetcl7319/
Jecel7319/
Escel7316/
Yecel7311/
Etsel7310/
Gecel738/
Echil738/
Ecell737/
Eceld735/
Edcel734/
Ezcel733/
Jchel733/
Itcel731/
Etkel731/
Ecehl731/
Ehhel731/
Ehxel731/
Etcql731/
Hatchell712,684/
Gitchell71474/
Heichele71396/
Hitchell71189/
Gitschel71106/
Heuschel7140/
Heschell7118/
Hitschel7115/
Esthelle7113/
Heischel7113/
Echchelh717/
Aitchelh714/
Aitchell712/
Eichellt712/
Hechelle711/
Eicheele711/
Getcehll711/
Getckell711/
Hetchile711/
Hatchiel711/
Geschell711/
Eicheilt711/
Heschsel711/
Getshell710/
Hotchell710/
Hitchele710/
Heachell710/
Getchill710/
Hetzel6712,083/
Excell672,318/
Jeciel67581/
Getzel67397/
Hetsel67226/
Etsell67177/
Ettsel67165/
Etzell67164/
Geshel67140/
Eisschiel67136/
Jechil67119/
Ajchel67115/
Getsel67111/
Echile6798/
Eitzel6768/
Jächel6734/
Heshel6731/
Hichel6726/
Aichel6726/
Jetsel6722/
Herzschel6721/
Eycele6718/
Goitschel6716/
Gichel6714/
Yetgel6714/
Ixchel6712/
Jæchel6712/
Jetzel6710/
Eccell679/
Eykhel678/
Gekhel678/
Yochel675/
Atchil673/
Eacell673/
Eshell672/
Isthel672/
Icheal672/
Aychel672/
Geciel672/
Etsiel672/
Icheel672/
Ietzel671/
Jecell671/
Hetxel671/
Ithzel671/
Heuschell671/
Echill671/
Eczael671/
Eichelová671/
Eichil671/
Ezcell671/
Etzael671/
Haecel671/
Eiciel671/
Ekhele671/
Hächel671/
Hitcel671/
Uichel671/
Etgell671/
Ichele671/
Ejhele671/
Ecceel671/
Esthil671/
Ettzel671/
Hekhel671/
Hitscheld671/
Eycell670/
Gaitchell670/
Eatsel670/
Gettshell670/
Eitsel670/
Heaschele670/

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