Elcoat Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Elcoat Surname Definition:

From Elcot; a location name in Berkshire, Wiltshire.

Elcoat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:403,75427,757
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394

Elcoat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Elcot; a location name in Berkshire, Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Elcoat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elcoat is most common in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elcoat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Elcoat is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Elcoat reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

Elcoat is most numerous in England, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England it is most frequent in: Durham, where 38 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent are found and Northumberland, where 9 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Elcoat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elcoat has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Elcoat last name increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elcoate92242/
Elcoaz836/
Elkoat831/
Allcoat77202/
Elcoach779/
Gilcoat774/
Hilcoat771/
Elcao732/
Hillcoat71622/
Gillcoat7121/
Halhcoat711/
Hallcoat710/
Gillcoatt6713/
Elkoua676/
Elsoad674/
Alkoat672/
Gelcao671/

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