Eldon Surname

225,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Eldon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Eldon [the second element is the Old English dún, a hill; the first may be Old English eald (old), or a remnant of a pers. name] Confused with Elden, q.v.

Eldon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5301:683,88554,344
Bahamas3121:1,256228
England2851:195,50217,195
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Australia351:771,30649,759
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Iceland241:15,8371,339
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Denmark201:282,23621,168
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:125,64611,793
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Eldon (34,288) may also be a first name.

Eldon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Eldon [the second element is the Old English dún, a hill; the first may be Old English eald (old), or a remnant of a pers. name] Confused with Elden, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Eldon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eldon (Hindi: एल्डोन, Marathi: दोन) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 225,936th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,053,140 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Eldon live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 25,114th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 34,288 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 530 people, or 1 in 683,885. In The United States Eldon is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 19 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States Eldon occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 17 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Eldon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eldon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eldon last name expanded 1,893 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 63 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eldon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Eldon surname is principally Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eldon surname are 11.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eldon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning 374,850 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning R 234,708 per year; in United States they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $44,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,841 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heldon91205/
Yeldon91178/
Geldon91164/
Eldoon915/
Eldonk913/
Elldon912/
Ieldon911/
Euldon911/
Ealdon911/
Hieldon8311/
Yelldon834/
Geldoon832/
Eldosin831/
Eheldon831/
Heldone831/
Yeldong831/
Geeldon831/
Yseldon830/
Aldon801,630/
Eldan80357/
Oldon8027/
Eldom809/
Heseldon7724/
Geeldoon773/
Yeldan73953/
Gildon73838/
Haldon73338/
Euldan73291/
Eldhan73214/
Eldoom73126/
Hildon7386/
Hyldon7361/
Holdon7349/
Heldan7341/
Geldan7313/
Aldoyn7313/
Geldun7312/
Heldom738/
Ealdan736/
Eldaun735/
Eldann734/
Aldoin733/
Alldon732/
Jeldan732/
Eldune732/
Heldán732/
Eldund732/
Jildon731/
Eldeun731/
Aildon731/
Eildom731/
Aldoon731/
Yildon731/
Oldhon730/
Yeldom730/
Hayseldon712/
Hesseldon712/
Hessildon711/
Eldahan671,304/
Giełdon67205/
Helldan6733/
Aldhoon6716/
Yildong6715/
Aldhoun6711/
Gaildon675/
Helldán673/
Gilddon672/
Gilldon672/
Hayldon671/
Oeldann671/
Heldund671/
Heldamn671/
Holddon670/
Yeldhan670/
Halldon670/

Eldon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eldon in the Hindi language
एल्डोनeldona-
Eldon in the Marathi language
दोनdona40
एलडॉनeladona20
एलडेनeladena20
ेलोelo20

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