Explore the Family Name Ecke
The meaning of Ecke
German: variant of Eck. Some characteristic forenames: German Achim.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Ecke in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ecke has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ecke ranked as the 63,450th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 294 instances. By 2010, it had fallen to the 68,122nd position, despite only a minor decrease in the count to 289. The proportion of people per 100,000 with the Ecke surname also decreased by 9.09% from 0.11 to 0.1 over this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #63,450 | #68,122 | -7.36% |
| Count | 294 | 289 | -1.7% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.1 | -9.09% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ecke
In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Ecke surname identify as White. In 2000, 95.58% of Eckes identified as White, dropping slightly to 93.43% by 2010. Over this same period, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.04% to 3.11%. Additionally, a small portion (1.73%) of Eckes identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, an ethnicity not recorded for this surname in the 2000 Census. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.58% | 93.43% | -2.25% |
| Hispanic | 2.04% | 3.11% | 52.45% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 1.73% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |