Meanings
Origin
Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
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APA
Eckersley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eckersley
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“Eckersley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eckersley. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eckersley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eckersley.
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