The ecton Surname

ecton Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from places in Northamptonshire and Staffordshire, so named from the Old English personal name Ecca + tun ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The ecton name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the ecton family name as far back in history as possible.

ecton Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of ecton Families in the US in 1920

Number of ecton families

20-37

7-19

1-6

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ACTONS: PRINCE GEORGE MD to VA to HENDRYSBURG, OH	Winogene Lowe	4
Theodore Ecton/Acton	marilynerickson	1
John W. and Josie Bell Ecton	Brenda	5
birth registration	walsallstokes	0
John Ecton, Susan Cyrena Baker, Susan S. Acton	Julynn Beeson	1
John Ecton, Susan Cyrena Baker, Susan S. Acton	Julynn Beeson	0
John Ecton, Susan Cyrena Baker, Susan S. Acton	Julynn Beeson	0
Theodore Ecton/Acton(b. 1814) KY	lebridges	3
Ralph Ecton of Oxnard, CA	GHLyon	0
SMA	GaryLGriswold	4

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