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 Eells Salary in
United States
$44,610 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eells Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eells Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eells occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Eells.
How Common Is The Last Name Eells? popularity and diffusion
Eells is the 220,647th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The surname Eells 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.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,737 people, or 1 in 208,670. In The United States it is primarily found in: Idaho, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Oregon, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States Eells occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Eells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence 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 Eells are 16.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.76% being registered to vote for 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.
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