Eckles: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Anyone researching Eckles should also look under Eccles. Name scholars give the meaning as “Church”.

How the spelling arose

Eckles writes “k” in place of the “c” found in Eccles, a common scribal difference. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Eccleston.

In the 2010 US Census, 2,180 Americans gave Eckles as their last name (rank 13,862). That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

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