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Origin Of The Surname Eccles
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Meaning Of The Surname Eccles
From the Town by the Oak Trees
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Interesting
Facts About
Eccles
Eccles is a locational surname, originating from one of any places so-called or similarly pelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name Eccles could come from one of two origins, it could be from the Old English ‘aec’ and ‘laes’ referring to a group of oak trees. In this case it would have been the name given to a town next to a group of oaks. Alternatively it could come from an old Greek word meaning assembly and could have referred to either a church or town hall. |
Eccles Statistics
Eccles is the number 1603 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,420 share the surname Eccles in the UK.
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