# Eckert (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eckert/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 17,269 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,093 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 17,879 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (17,161 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Eckert.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eckert in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eckert in the United States, German Reich and Austria.

## People named Eckert

- J. Presper Eckert, American electrical engineer and computer pioneer (1919–1995)
- Cynthia Eckert, American rower
- Wallace John Eckert, American astronomer (1902-1971)
- Jakob Eckert, Association footballer (1916-1940)
- Ernst R. G. Eckert, American aerospace engineer
- Andrea Eckert, Austrian actress

## Similar surnames

Eckard, Eckart, Eckhardt, Eckhart, Eckardt, Eggert, Eskridge, Egerton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.