Elbro Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Elbro Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aldborough'; v. Albury. With Elbro in the instances below, compare the New York variant of Albro.

1768. Married-Jacob Elborough and Mary Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.

1776.

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Elbro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:655,50738,035
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Elbro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Aldborough'; v. Albury. With Elbro in the instances below, compare the New York variant of Albro.

1768. Married-Jacob Elborough and Mary Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.

1776.-Robert Elbrow and Ann Smith: ibid.

1805.-John Gibbs and Hannah Elbro: ibid.

1809.-Joseph Monk and Ann Elbora: ibid.

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

Elbro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elbro is found most in England. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elbro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elbro is the 1,380,086th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Elbro reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 655,507. In England Elbro is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 26 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 16 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England Elbro occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Elbro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elbro has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Elbro surname rose 293 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Helbro9132/
Ellbro915/
Elbroch836/
Eilebro835/
Elbhroy831/
Heilbro831/
Jellbro831/
Elbrous831/
Albro802,012/
Elbra8050/
Ilbro801/
Heilbrou770/
Elbrocht770/
Gilbro7351/
Halbro7331/
Elbraa739/
Holbro734/
Albhro733/
Allbro732/
Elbrah731/
Hilbro731/
Albrro731/
Elwrod731/
Elbhra731/
Elbraz731/
Elvrod731/
Elbras730/
Heilbrouh711/
Gillbro6714/
Hällbro6713/
Elvroth676/
Elwrood674/
Holbroo674/
Elhbrah672/
D'Albro672/
Hilbroy671/
Hillbro671/
Holbrou671/
Hollbro671/
Elbrath670/

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