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There are approximately 3,221 people named Eccleston in the UK. That makes it the 3,105th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 51 are named Eccleston.

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 Eccleston surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ECCLESTON. Parishes and townships in cos. Lancaster and Chester. An ancient family were seated at Eccleston in the latter shire, temp. Henry III., and continued in possession until the last generation when it was sold, and the estate of Scarisbrick, with the name acquired by marriage about the same i)eriod. Sliirley's Noble and Gentle Men of England, p. "ll7.

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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