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

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.

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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