The Eckman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,914 people carried this name — #6,851 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,739 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Eckman surname

Variant of Eckmann.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Eckman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 28 people named Eckman.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Nord 12
Pas-de-Calais 9
Val-d’Oise 3
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

45 people named Eckman is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 45

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).

In print

Eckman in American newspapers,
1915–1917.

Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Eckman
The Butte Daily Post 1917-07-16
Newspaper page from The Butte Daily Post carrying the name Eckman
The Butte Daily Post 1917-05-23
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Eckman
Iowa County Democrat 1915-09-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 42,578 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eckman in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

214 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eckman. The most, 46, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 96
Victoria 60
Queensland 22
Western Australia 15
South Australia 14
Tasmania 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eckman.

Who carried it

People named Eckman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julius Eckman
    Julius Eckman 1805–1874 · rabbi
  • Rena Sarah Eckman
    Rena Sarah Eckman 1868–1946 · dietitian
  • Fern Marja d. 2019 · biographer
  • Jean Eckman 1641–1677 · artist
  • Petrus Olai Eckman 1698–1755
  • Olaus Eckman 1733–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eckman,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States462 records

462 records of the Eckman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 184
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 94
  • Other U.S. records 184
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward J. Eckman

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; driver from Bronx County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Tezarias Eckman

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Maasdam from Rotterdam, aged 24; laborer. From Poland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kenneth Wayne Eckman

    Born 1949; from Layton, Utah. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 462 records for Eckman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands113 records

113 records of the Eckman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 49
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 39
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 25
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrina Hermina Eckman

    Married in 1833 in Nijmegen; maidservant, born 1800 in Nijmegen. Died 1871 in Nijmegen, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Antonius Eckman

    In the population register of Arnhem; office clerk, born 1866 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrica Eckman

    Died 1824 in Utrecht, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Eckman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Eckman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Reinhault Eckman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1860 aboard the Champion of the Seas, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susannah Eckman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Medic, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Eckman

    Sailed from Victoria in 1878 aboard the Chimborazo, bound for London, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Eckman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France11 records

11 records of the Eckman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claire Georgina Marthe Eckman

    Born 1931 in Hellemmes-Lille (Nord); died 1990 in Béthune (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louis Eugene Marcel Eckman

    Born 1900 in Éperlecques; died 1988 in Beuvry (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elise Julienne Leonie Eckman

    Born 1895 in Lille; died 1974 in Lille (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Eckman in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Eckman name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Philip Anthony Eckman

    Died 1938; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record August John Eckman

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dorothy Eckman

    Died 1979; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Eckman name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Eckman

    Buried in 1905 at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Eckman name in Belgium Belgian population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Francoise Eckman

    In the population register of Aalst; born 1800 in Teralphene.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Eckman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Georgine Eckman

    Census of 1910: Parkveien, Fredrikshald; born 1852 in Fredrikshald.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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