About the Eccleston Surname

It is easy to miss Eccleston in an index if you only search for Eccles. Taken at its root, Eccleston points to “Church”. Eccleston adds -ton to the root of Eccles, a familiar way of forming related surnames. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Eckles.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,883 people named Eccleston, ranking it number 15,541 among American surnames.

There is no single Eccleston family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Eccleston report, with a museum-style coat of arms.