Eckerle Explained

Eckerle is a surname. According to Hanks,^[1] the surname is of South German origin and is a derivative of Eckert.^[2] A pair of published genealogies indicate the surname arriving in the United States from Germanic territories.^{[3] [4]}

Prevalence

United States

The United States census provides resources related to the prevalence of surnames for its decennial national censuses. In the 2010 census, "Eckerle" appeared 764 times, or 0.26 times per 100,000 people, having an overall rank of 30,538 and was associated primarily (95.55%) with white respondents.^[5] In the 2000 census, the surname appeared 787 times, or 0.29 times per 100,000 people, having an overall rank of 28,522 and was associated primarily (96.82%) with white respondents.^[6] In the 1990 census, the surname had a rank of 47,576.^[7] As of 1997, "Eckerle" was found 320 times out of 88.7 million names (about 0.36 times per 100,000 people) in a commercially available electronic phone registry.

People with the surname

• Dinah Eckerle (b. 1995), German handballer
• Franz Eckerle (1912–1942), German World War II flying ace
• Isabella Eckerle, German virologist
• Jeff Eckerle (b. bef. 1996), American television producer and writer

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. 9780199771691. Hanks. Patrick. 1 (A—F). New York, New York. 510. Google Books.
2. [Eckert (disambiguation)|Eckert]
3. Book: History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen & Company. 1918. Broadstone. M. A.. II. 939. George H. Eckerle, proprietor of the "Republican" job-printing plant in Xenia, was born in that city on March 12, 1875, son of Florentine and Catherine (Fey) Eckerle, both of European birth, the former born in the grand duchy of Baden and the latter..... Internet Archive.
4. Book: A Portrait and Biographical Record of Delaware and Randolph Counties, Ind.. A. W. Bowen & Co.. 1894. 1242. Martin Eckerle ... is a native of Germany. He was born in Weitenung, Baden, February 7, 1836, and is a son of Norbert and Hannah (Reis) Eckerle. His parents were born and married in the fatherland..... Internet Archive.
5. File B: Surnames Occurring 100 or more times (accessible from "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census"). 2016. United States Department of Commerce. December 27, 2016. May 21, 2020. ZIP archive.
6. File B: Surnames Occurring 100 or more times (accessible from "Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000"). 2014. United States Department of Commerce. September 15, 2014. May 21, 2020. ZIP archive.
7. dist.all.last (accessible from "Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 1990 – Names Files"). October 1995. United States Department of Commerce. September 2, 2014. May 21, 2020. Plain text.