Eckersley
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
editEckersley (plural Eckersleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Eckersley is the 47186th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 450 individuals. Eckersley is most common among White (92.89%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eckersley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 510.