The Eccard surname comes from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements "agi" meaning "edge" or "point," and "hard," meaning "brave" or "strong."
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Early Origins of the Eccard family
The surname Eccard was first found in Saxony, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.
Early History of the Eccard family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eccard research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1260, 1307, 1327, 1553, 1571, 1583, 1599, 1608, 1611, 1634, 1738, 1790, 1820 and 1839 are included under the topic Early Eccard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Eccard Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Eckhardt, Eckert, Ekert, Eckheart, Eckart, Eckhart, Eckhard, Eckard, Eccard and many more.
Early Notables of the Eccard family
Johannes Eccard, born at Mühlhausen in Thuringia in 1553, was probably at first a scholar of Joachim Burgk, and afterwards of Orlando di Lasso at Munich, with whom he went to Paris in 1571. He was for...
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Migration of the Eccard family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Conrad Henrich Eckhard, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1749; Gottfried Eckhard, age 23; arrived in Canada in 1783; Charles Frederick Eckhardt settled in Philadelphia in 1821.
