Eells Surname

220,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Eells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7371:208,67020,415
England1051:530,64833,151
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4931:101,86310,309

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Eells Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eells Come From? nationality or country of origin

Eells occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eells? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,647th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,937,086 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Eells reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,737 people, or 1 in 208,670. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Idaho, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Oregon, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Eells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eells surname expanded 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eells surname are 16.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.76% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Euells9172/
Eelles911/
Ecells910/
Ells892,614/
Eels89232/
Essells8324/
Echells830/
Elles805,462/
Eeles801,738/
Geels801,389/
Heels80509/
Ellse80221/
Yells80128/
Eills8048/
Eulls8041/
Uells8026/
Hells8023/
Eelst8015/
Gells807/
Euels805/
Eyels801/
Jeels801/
Eeals801/
Eelss801/
Ealls800/
Esels800/
Ehlls800/
Ecels800/
Eachells7784/
Echelles772/
Eschells771/
Eichells770/
Els7521,434/
Gelles731,054/
Helles73756/
Yelles73490/
Eggels73279/
Elless73101/
Echels7367/
Eilles7352/
Heeles7346/
Hellås7340/
Ellese7339/
Hesels7339/
Heyels7329/
Huells7322/
Ellesø7315/
Owells7311/
Hoells735/
Eele's735/
Hecels734/
Eellez733/
Hellse732/
Awells732/
Eisels732/
Ealles731/
Geeles731/
Healls731/
Eueles731/
Jeeles731/
Yellsh731/
Eylles731/
Essels731/
Gellsh731/
Eyeles730/
Heills730/
Oheels730/
Eeales730/
Ellest730/
Eualls730/
Howells6724,796/
Else675,334/
Hessels672,690/
Elst672,334/
Alls671,640/
Eles671,530/
Gels67903/
Oels67306/
Elsh67254/
Hellesø67224/
Hels67184/
Eils67172/
Eals67146/
Ehls67115/
Olls6764/
Heilles6760/
Első6753/
Goelles6749/
Uels6747/
Eschels6733/
Elss6733/
Hawells6728/
Ellesøe6722/
Ellesse6720/
Elhs6717/
Yels6713/
Aels6710/
Eichels678/
Helleså676/
Heschelles674/
Ylls674/
O'Wells673/
Euls672/
Iels672/
Eachels672/
Elsz672/
Elsë672/
Esls672/
Helless671/
Ills671/
Heesels671/
Healles671/
Hysells671/
Houells671/
Elglish671/
Howeels671/
Huelles671/
Ellz671/
Jlls671/
Goyells670/
Heasels670/

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