How common is the surname Eccleston?

1,883 people in the United States had the surname Eccleston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,965 Americans. It ranked 15,541st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Eccleston?

Samuel Eccleston, American archbishop (1801-1851).

Where is the surname Eccleston most common?

Wikidata records people named Eccleston in the United States.

Is the surname Eccleston getting more or less common?

More common. 1,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,883 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Eccleston

A surname, carried by 1,883 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eccleston is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,883 people named Eccleston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,965 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,761.

#15,541

rank among US surnames

1,883

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,317)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,533	Kadlec	1,884	163,878
#15,541	Pomerantz	1,883	163,965
#15,546	Weldy	1,882	164,052

Who is named Eccleston

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Eccleston identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ecclestons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samuel Eccleston
American archbishop (1801-1851)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eccleston

Eccleston has the Soundex code E242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E242.

Questions

How common is the surname Eccleston?: 1,883 people in the United States had the surname Eccleston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,965 Americans. It ranked 15,541st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eccleston?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Eccleston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Eccleston?: Samuel Eccleston, American archbishop (1801-1851).
Where is the surname Eccleston most common?: Wikidata records people named Eccleston in the United States.
Is the surname Eccleston getting more or less common?: More common. 1,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,883 in 2010, up 6.9%.