The Eckert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,269 people carried this name — #2,093 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 17,161 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 961 people named Eckert.
67 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
799 people named Eckert live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
449 people named Eckert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 699 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 281 people named Eckert live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
137 people named Eckert are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Eckert in American newspapers,
1888–1900.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 71,291 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Eckert,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Nicholas Eckert 1802–1865 · politician -
Karl Anton Eckert 1820–1879 · composer -
Thomas Eckert 1825–1910 · businessperson -
Georg Maria Eckert 1828–1901 · photographer -
Jindřich Eckert 1833–1905 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 207 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Eckert.
- Echevarria 9,777 · U.S. census
- Echeverria 9,552 · U.S. census
- Echeveste 565 · U.S. census
- Eck 7,681 · U.S. census
- Eckel 2,453 · U.S. census
- Ecker 4,772 · U.S. census
- Eckes 911 · U.S. census
- Eckle 171 · U.S. census
- Eckmann 657 · U.S. census
- Eckstein 4,628 · U.S. census
- Edde 309 · U.S. census
- Ede 807 · U.S. census
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