German: from Middle High German eich(e) ‘oak’, hence a
topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree. In some
cases, it may be a habitational name for someone from any of several
places named with this word, for example Eiche or Eichen, or for
someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of an oak.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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