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- Eccles - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Eccles
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
From Middle English Eccles, from Old English *Eccles, borrowed from pre-Proto-Brythonic *eglēs (“church”), whence Proto-Brythonic *egluɨs. The sound change *ē > *uɨ is regular in Proto-Brythonic, but had evidently not yet occurred when place-name instances of *eglēs in the north were being borrowed into Old English; Jackson (1953) dates this change to the late 7th century. *g > *k is regular assuming borrowing into Old English, which did not have intervocalic /g/ except after a nasal. A number of toponyms in northern Britain are composed of Eccles plus a term of English origin, e.g. Eccleston (+ -ton), Eccleshill (+ hill). Doublet of ecclesia.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Ecclesia Derived from Eccles
- Eccleston Derived from Eccles
- Ecclestone Derived from Eccles
- Abel English origin
- Abraham English origin
- Acland English origin
- Adam English origin
- Addington English origin
- Alexandria English origin
- Alfred English origin
Popularity by Country
Eccles
Rank #1347
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Eccles
Rank #10159
Frequency
2,916 people (1.08 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 85.63% Hispanic 1.47% Black 10.01% Asian/PI 0.89% Native Am. 0.41% Two+ 1.58%
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