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There are approximately 7,659 people named Eccles in the UK. That makes it the 1,409th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 121 are named Eccles.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Eccles surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A church, from the Greek ??, an assembly, a church, Gaelic eaglais, Cor. Br., Egles and Eglas.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ECCLES. 1. A parish In Lancashire; another in Norfolk. 2. " Assumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Eccles in Dumfries-shire, as early as the period when surnames first became hereditary iu Scotlaud. John de Eccles was a personage of rank in the reign of Alexander III." B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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