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

Eckelberry, 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 Eckelberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eckelberry in America

Eckelberry is the 47356th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eckelberry surname appeared 448 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 Eckelberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eckelberry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Eckelberry

The surname ECKELBERRY is believed to have originated in Germany, dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old German words "eckil" meaning "point" or "corner," and "burg" meaning "castle" or "fortified town." This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a castle or fortified town with a distinctive pointed or corner-shaped feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ECKELBERRY name can be found in the records of the town of Nürnberg, located in the Bavarian region of Germany, where a Johannes Eckelberry was listed as a resident in the year 1562. Another early mention of the name appears in the records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, also in Bavaria, where a Hans Eckelberry was recorded as a landowner in 1587.

The ECKELBERRY name can be traced to several small villages and towns in the Bavarian region of Germany, where variations of the name, such as Eckelbere, Eckelbauer, and Eckelbery, were commonly found in local records and parish registers throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

One notable individual with the ECKELBERRY surname was Johann Eckelberry (1632-1701), a German philosopher and theologian who was born in the town of Ansbach, Bavaria. He was widely respected for his scholarly works on ethics and moral philosophy.

Another ECKELBERRY of historical significance was Gertrud Eckelberry (1745-1823), a German-born American pioneer who settled in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the late 18th century. She is known for her contributions to the establishment of the Lutheran church in the region.

In the 19th century, a prominent ECKELBERRY was Wilhelm Eckelberry (1821-1902), a German-born American inventor and engineer who held several patents for improvements to agricultural machinery and industrial processes.

Other notable individuals with the ECKELBERRY surname include Hans Eckelberry (1879-1958), a German-born American author and journalist who wrote extensively about the experiences of German immigrants in the United States, and Gertrude Eckelberry (1902-1987), an American educator and advocate for women's rights who served as the first female principal of a public high school in her home state of Ohio.

While the ECKELBERRY name has been present in historical records for centuries, it remains a relatively uncommon surname, particularly outside of its regions of origin in Germany and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eckelberry

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

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 Eckelberry 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Eckelberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Eckelberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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