Eells Surname
Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname
Eells Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elye'; Old French for English Ellis. The genitive or patronymic form would be Elyes, thus differing slightly from the English Ellis. But v. Ellis, where instances of the French form will be found.
Read More About This SurnameEells Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,737 | 1:208,670 | 20,415 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 493 | 1:101,863 | 10,309 |
Eells Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elye'; Old French for English Ellis. The genitive or patronymic form would be Elyes, thus differing slightly from the English Ellis. But v. Ellis, where instances of the French form will be found. I only suggest this; I have no actual proof.
Elye de Bleynnaker, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.
1680. Married — John Kingham and Saray Eeles: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1789. Married — John Eales and Mary Morton: St. George, Hanover Square.
1807. — William Eells and Sarah Grapham: ibid.
Eells Demographics
Average Male Eells Height
177.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Eells Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eells Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Eells has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eells? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 220,647th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Eells are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,737 people, or 1 in 208,670. In The United States it is most numerous in: Idaho, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Oregon, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Eells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Eells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eells surname rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eells Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Eells last name are 16.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.76% registered to vote for the party.
Eells earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,610 USD per year.
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