The McEachern surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,133 people carried this name — #8,003 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,078 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McEachern surname

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn (“son of Eichthigearn”), a personal name formed by each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord”).

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

In print

McEachern in American newspapers,
1906.

Newspaper page from Gilpin Observer carrying the name McEachern
Gilpin Observer 1906-02-15
Newspaper page from The Dolores Star carrying the name McEachern
The Dolores Star 1906-02-16
Newspaper page from The Idaho Springs Siftings-news carrying the name McEachern
The Idaho Springs Siftings-news 1906-02-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,391 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McEachern in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

8,933 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McEachern. The most, 1,608, 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 South Australia, at 2.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,709
South Australia 2,664
Victoria 2,106
Tasmania 541
Queensland 517
Western Australia 374
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named McEachern,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Murray McEachern 1915–1982 · jazz musician
  • Archie McEachern 1873–1902 · track cyclist
  • Chase McEachern d. 2006
  • Malcolm McEachern 1883–1945 · opera singer
  • Allan McEachern 1926–2008 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McEachern,
in the records of 5 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 States477 records

477 records of the McEachern name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 198
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 177
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 71
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph McEachern

    Born 1913 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; painter from Suffolk County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rance Alden McEachern

    Born 1946; from Greenville, Maine. U.S. Marine Corps, engineer equipment operator; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Walter D. McEachern

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1935, died 2001; buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 477 records for McEachern in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada1,648 records

1,648 records of the McEachern name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1,552
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 35
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 24
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 17
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 13
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Jane McEachern

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 56; buried at St John's Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas McEachern

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Austrian, bound for Goderich, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. 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 Allan Herbert David McEachern

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 1,648 records for McEachern in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia245 records

245 records of the McEachern name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 108
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 61
  • Tasmanian Names Index 45
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 18
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 12
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert William McEachern

    Died 1885 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 47. Will registered in Tasmania in 1885.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Robt McEachern

    Arrived in Victoria in 1878 aboard the Prince Arthur, aged 64; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lynette Joan McEachern

    Died 1992; buried at Hall Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 245 records for McEachern in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the McEachern name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. N. McEachern

    Captain. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the McEachern name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John William Hugh Mc Eachern

    Died 1944 in Heesch.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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