How common is the surname Eckersley?

450 people in the United States had the surname Eckersley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 686,101 Americans. It ranked 47,186th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eckersley?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Eckersley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eckersley?

Dennis Eckersley, American Hall of Fame baseball player and analyst.

Where is the surname Eckersley most common?

Wikidata records people named Eckersley in the United States.

Is the surname Eckersley getting more or less common?

Less common. 469 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 450 in 2010, down 4.1%.

The surname Eckersley

An English place surname, carried by 450 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eckersley is more common than 70.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Eckersley is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 450 people named Eckersley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 686,101 Americans. That is down 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 469.

#47,186

rank among US surnames

450

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-4.1%

change since 2000 (was #43,377)

Who is named Eckersley

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

93% of people named Eckersley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eckersleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis Eckersley
American Hall of Fame baseball player and analyst, born 1954

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Eckersley come from?: Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
How common is the surname Eckersley?: 450 people in the United States had the surname Eckersley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 686,101 Americans. It ranked 47,186th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eckersley?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Eckersley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eckersley?: Dennis Eckersley, American Hall of Fame baseball player and analyst.
Where is the surname Eckersley most common?: Wikidata records people named Eckersley in the United States.
What type of surname is Eckersley?: Eckersley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Eckersley getting more or less common?: Less common. 469 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 450 in 2010, down 4.1%.