Elgie Surname

258,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Elgie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elgar' , seemingly a pet form of this early personal name; v. Algar. The pet name for Algernon has long been Algie.

1783. Married — William Elgte and Elizabeth Doratt: St.

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Elgie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6011:61,3077,184
England4961:112,33511,566
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales51:618,90625,852
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Elgie (3,968) may also be a first name.

Elgie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elgar' , seemingly a pet form of this early personal name; v. Algar. The pet name for Algernon has long been Algie.

1783. Married — William Elgte and Elizabeth Doratt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Prob. pet forms of Eiger, Elgar,q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elgie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elgie occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,906th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,797,594 people. The last name Elgie is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Elgie live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Elgie is also the 110,991st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,968 people.

This last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 61,307. In Canada Elgie is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 71 percent are found, Alberta, where 16 percent are found and British Columbia, where 11 percent are found. Beside Canada it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Elgie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elgie has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Elgie surname grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 659 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elgie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elgie last name are 34.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elgie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.07% more than the national average, earning R 613,284 per year; in United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgier9114/
Elgiet9112/
Elie8944,378/
Elgi89291/
Elge89136/
Helgier830/
Ellie806,859/
Helie802,808/
Elies802,532/
Elger801,661/
Algie801,641/
Elsie801,566/
Elges80984/
Helge80857/
Elzie80622/
Elged80490/
Elgey80429/
Eliet80382/
Gelie80227/
Elgez80226/
Gelgi80216/
Elgee80202/
Elgit80166/
Elgui8088/
Eliez8086/
Eulie8079/
Elier8072/
Yelge8050/
Elget8042/
Ealie8038/
Yelgi8033/
Helgi8031/
Elgai8023/
Eliea8019/
Eslie8018/
Elgiz8017/
Elihe8014/
Eliep8012/
Elgid809/
Elgea808/
Elgoi808/
Elgis807/
Elije806/
Eliee803/
Eldge802/
Olgie802/
Ealge802/
Eljie801/
Elied801/
Elngi801/
Gelge801/
Eliey801/
Elkgi801/
Ejlie801/
Eilie801/
Elhgi801/
Elhie801/
Eelie801/
Ellgi801/
Eliei801/
Eliie801/
Elsied732,427/
Elenge732,039/
Helget731,322/
Elingi731,161/
Elguea731,050/
Helies73755/
Ellies73641/
Elengi73428/
Hellie73384/
Elinge73372/
Gellie73358/
Helier73257/
Ellger73242/
Elesie73234/
Helger73191/
Elgaid73169/
Eliggi73140/
Yelgeç73112/
Eliett73106/
Hellge7394/
Eglise7379/
Eslier7373/
Gelgee7365/
Heliez7360/
Elsier7359/
Yelgoi7345/
Elguer7343/
Jelger7340/
Ettlie7338/
Gelsie7336/
Ellier7333/
Gielge7330/
Elgues7329/
Helgee7327/
Elajie7327/
Yelgit7326/
Elguez7322/
Elijer7321/
Gelieň7320/
Ehlies7319/
Ellzie7319/
Helghe7319/
Jelges7318/
Eylier7318/
Elguiz7317/
Elehie7316/
Elijes7314/
Helgis7310/
Elghez739/
Heelge738/
Elliet735/
Elguet735/
Eliets734/
Helges734/
Hoelge734/
Heslie734/
Helsie734/
Eislie733/
Healie733/
Ellsie733/
Yelgid733/
Eillie733/
Eilier732/
Elaije732/
Elgetz732/
Eliess732/
Heldge732/
Elhiet732/
Eleiye732/
Esliet732/
Helgeš732/
Helgée732/
Yelghi732/
Helnge731/
Helzie731/
Heelie731/
Heilie731/
Ealgoi731/
Elgait731/
Elgesh731/
Eyslie731/
Elssie731/
Haelge731/
Allgie731/
Geelie731/
Gelieh731/
Eldges731/
Elayie731/
Hielie731/
Heylie731/
Hetlie731/
Heulgi731/
Hgelie731/
Helyie731/
Helied731/
Elsies731/
Elihie731/
Elgess731/
Elgidh731/
Elguej731/
Ellgee731/
Ellied731/
Elliee731/
Elgeed731/
Elgeyo731/
Elsieh731/
Ecelgi731/
Elsger731/
Eliesh731/
Elguis731/
Elshie730/
Ellgey730/
Ealies730/
Heilge730/
Easlie730/
Elsgey730/
Elgett730/
Heulie730/
Healge730/
Ilie6763,097/
Elçi6715,909/
Else675,334/
Hellier672,449/
Elze672,213/
Algi671,392/
Alge671,318/
Ilgi67673/
Heatlie67556/
Elga67548/
Helenge67542/
Elsi67452/
Elci67437/
Yelengi67378/
Elzi67355/
Elce67275/
Elçe67253/
Ilge67238/
Yelenge67187/
Ölge67175/
Helliet67133/
Elye67124/
Elgheit67124/
Hilgier67111/
Gelengi6797/
Olge6764/
Eilojie6755/
Elji6751/
Hellies6749/
Ellinge6744/
Hellger6739/
Élie6736/
Ellingi6734/
Helgest6729/
Gelenge6728/
Helinge6725/
Elje6718/
Hoellge6711/
Helgeth678/
Elliett677/
Heilger677/
Eleijeh676/
Elessie675/
Elguess675/
Healier674/
Olgi674/
Elguett674/
Esllier674/
Gelayie674/
Eceelge673/
Heldges673/
Eillies673/
Helgesø673/
Healdge673/
Ylie673/
Yelhgih672/
Helgich672/
Gelinge672/
Eyllier672/
Helguea672/
Helguer672/
Elghait672/
Elengai672/
Elshieh671/
Heelgee671/
Easliey671/
Ehleije671/
Elghaid671/
Elgheiz671/
Elghith671/
Elijeth671/
Ellengi671/
Ellijer671/
Elsgeeh671/
Yelingi671/
Yellger671/
Ujjelgi671/
Elgaaid671/
Eleihhe671/
Ilengie671/
Heilier671/
Helengi671/
Helguey671/
Ujhelgi671/
Elié671/
Elingai671/
Elgheer671/
Elguech671/
Elaajie671/
Helesie671/
Jelinge671/
Elghess671/
Yelghet671/
Elsiehy671/
Elghish671/
Elgj671/
Gelingi671/
Jlge671/
Jlie671/
Hehelie671/
Helierr670/
Heallie670/
Iselgis670/
Ehlinge670/
Hielger670/
Helliey670/
Helhier670/
Heiliey670/
Heldger670/

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