Eckert

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Patronym zu Eckehart; Erstglied 'Schwert, Schneide' aus germ

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈɛkɝt/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Eckert is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DEGermany≈1 in 3K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 19K
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 23K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈73,000 people, est.

Sources
399 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 3.0K (inferred from the name graph)

Germany, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in German

Patronym zu Eckehart; Erstglied 'Schwert, Schneide' aus germ. *agjō / ahd. ekka, egga, mhd. ecke, egge 'Schärfe, Kante'. Belege: 7 Types/12475 Tokens; ck/gg-Varianz.

Sources 1

  • Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Eckert counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Eckert is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈73,000 est.≈1 in 19K—Eckert6
DE Germany#150≈27,000 est.≈1 in 3K—Eckert189
US United States—17,2691 in 19K17KEckert399
GB United Kingdom—≈2,900 est.≈1 in 23K—Eckert76
BR Brazil—2,7821 in 76K2.8K—3
CH Switzerland—7901 in 11K790Eckert55
AT Austria—≈530 est.≈1 in 17K—Eckert53
JM Jamaica#616≈160 est.≈1 in 18K—Eckert1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Eckert is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In German, Kurzform zu Eckehard/Eckhard (< ahd. ecka 'Ecke, Schwertspitze' + -hard 'hart, kühn'); 89 587 Belege; Verlust der Kompositionsfuge.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

  • In German, Patronymischer Familienname aus ahd. ekka, egga, altsächs. eggia 'Schärfe, Kante'; Rufname Eck-/Eckhard.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

  • In German, Aus dem Rufnamen Eckhard; patronymische Bildung mit Ausfall der Kompositionsfuge (-hard). Morphologischer Typ mit -ert-Suffix; starkes Vorkommen in der Karte.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

  • In German, Patronymische Kürzung aus germ. Rufnamen auf -hard; 89,587 Tokens. Belegt die Auflösung der Kompositionsfuge/Entfugung in -hard-Namen.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

  • In German, zu ahd. harti/herti, altsächs. hard „hart, stark“, Rufname Hard-; auch Eggert, Egert

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1850190019502000Franz Eckert, b. 1852Wallace John Eckert, b. 1902John Presper Eckert, b. 1919Janosch, b. 1931Bärbel Wöckel, b. 1955Christian Eckert, b. 1956Andrea Eckert, b. 1958Cynthia Eckert, b. 1965Simon Eckert, b. 1981Dennis Eckert Ayensa, b. 1997

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Eckert,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 35 sources across 19 countries.

Official registers attesting Eckert
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010201017K#2,093
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000200017K#1,925
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020202016K#2,141
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—2.8K#3,665
CH SwitzerlandBFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames)2024790#1,548
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 7

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Eckert?
A machine transcription gives /ˈɛkɝt/ (IPA) for English.
What does the name Eckert mean?
Recorded meaning: Patronym zu Eckehart; Erstglied 'Schwert, Schneide' aus germ.
In which country does Eckert have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 73 thousand people named Eckert in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled eckert.
How common is the name Eckert?
In the United States, the national register counted 17,269 people named Eckert in 2010, about 1 in 19 thousand residents.
How common is Eckert compared with other names?
In Germany, Eckert is the 150th most common surname of 765,306 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Eckert” — the 150th most common surname in Germany. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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