Explore the Family Name Eckerson

The meaning of Eckerson

American Dutch: patronymic from Ecker, a surname of German origin. Compare Ackerson. History: Jan Thomszen Eckerson came to North America in 1669; his son Thomas Eckerson was born the same year. The family settled in Tappan, NY.

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How common is the last name Eckerson in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Eckerson showed a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,856 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it moved up to rank 34,272. This change represents a 1.68% increase in ranking over the decade. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 613 in 2000 to 662 in 2010, indicating a 7.99% increase in count. However, when viewed in proportion to 100k people, there was a slight drop of 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,856	#34,272	1.68%
Count	613	662	7.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Eckerson

The ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the Eckerson surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a minimal increase of 0.73%. The second-largest ethnic identity associated with this surname was those identifying as two or more races; however, that number decreased significantly by nearly half, from 2.61% in 2000 to 1.36% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase, rising from 2.77% to 2.87%, while the percentage of Black increased by 14.15%, going from 2.12% to 2.42%. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing the Eckerson surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.03%	91.69%	0.73%
Hispanic	2.77%	2.87%	3.61%
Black	2.12%	2.42%	14.15%
Two or More Races	2.61%	1.36%	-47.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%