How common is the surname Eckles?

2,180 people in the United States had the surname Eckles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,626 Americans. It ranked 13,862nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Eckles getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,180 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Eckles

A surname, carried by 2,180 people in the United States.

2 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). Eckles is more common than 91.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,180 people named Eckles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,626 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,192.

#13,862

rank among US surnames

2,180

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,868)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,855	Brenes	2,181	141,561
#13,862	Driggs	2,180	141,626
#13,867	Flock	2,179	141,691
#13,871	Seman	2,178	141,756

Who is named Eckles

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

80% of people named Eckles identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eckles

Eckles 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 Eckles?: 2,180 people in the United States had the surname Eckles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,626 Americans. It ranked 13,862nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eckles?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Eckles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Eckles getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,192 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,180 in 2010, down 0.5%.