Find out how popular the last name Eacholes is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Eacholes.

Eacholes, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Eacholes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eacholes in America

Eacholes is the 156044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eacholes surname appeared 104 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Eacholes.

The history of the last name Eacholes

The surname "EACHOLES" is believed to have originated in the Normandy region of northern France during the Middle Ages. It is likely derived from the Old Norman French words "eache" meaning "oak" and "hole" referring to a small valley or hollow. This suggests the name may have been a locational surname given to someone who lived near an oak-filled valley or hollow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "EACHOLES" appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of landholdings and wealth in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry refers to a landowner named Radulfus de Eacholes who held estates in the county of Surrey.

In the 13th century, a variant spelling "Echoles" is found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1230, referring to a tenant farmer named Walter de Echoles. This indicates the name had spread to other parts of England by this time.

A notable bearer of the name was Sir John Eacholes (c.1410-1478), a English knight and courtier who served under King Henry VI and King Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses. He was granted lands in Oxfordshire for his loyal service.

During the Tudor period, a branch of the Eacholes family settled in the village of Eastcote in Middlesex. The name appears in local parish records as "Eatcholes" and "Eatcoles" from the 16th century onwards. One famous member was Richard Eatcholes (1564-1623), a prosperous merchant and alderman of the City of London.

In Scotland, the surname took the form "Eachlies" and "Echline". A prominent example is Alexander Echline (1677-1743), a Scottish scholar and Church of Scotland minister who served as Professor of Hebrew at Marischal College in Aberdeen.

While the surname "EACHOLES" is now relatively uncommon, it maintains a long and distinguished history dating back to the Norman conquest of England. Its linguistic roots reflect the name's geographic origins in the landscapes of medieval northern France and Britain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eacholes

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Eacholes.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Eacholes was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Eacholes was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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