Elgood Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Elgood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Algod,' a forgotten personal name. Allgood, like Thoroughgood and Toogood, seems very complimentary, but it is without doubt a baptismal name, as are they. I see Lower says Algod occurs as a personal name before Domesday (Patr.

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Elgood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:245,45419,989
Australia671:402,92132,505
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Elgood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Algod,' a forgotten personal name. Allgood, like Thoroughgood and Toogood, seems very complimentary, but it is without doubt a baptismal name, as are they. I see Lower says Algod occurs as a personal name before Domesday (Patr. Brit).

William Algod, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Algold, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ralph Algod, Kent, ibid.

1570. Richard Algood and Sence Dunn: Marriage Lic. (London).

1575. James Morton and Jane Algood: Marriage Lic. (London).

Bartholomew Algood, vicar of Wyken, Norfolk, 1679: History of Norfolk.

John Allgoode or Algode, adm. B.A., June 30, 1449: Register of the University of Oxford.

1786. Married — Henry Algood and Hannah Lloyd: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Teutonic) a descendant of 1 the Anglo-Saxon Ælfgód - Elf-Good [Old English ælf + gód] 2 the Old Teutonic El(i)gaut [apparently Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. eli--Old English el-, foreign + the national name Gaut]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Algod occurs before Domesd. as a personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) The same as the English All—good.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Danish, Ellegaard; in the Domesday Book, Elgert; a personal name.

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

Elgood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elgood is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Elgood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elgood is the 730,373rd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Elgood live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

Elgood is most common in England, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 245,454. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Somerset, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Elgood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elgood has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Elgood last name grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elgood Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elgood earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.99% more than the national average, earning $61,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Heliod673/
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