Elison Surname

147,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Elison Surname Definition:

ELUSON: 'son of Ellis,' which see. Rogier Elyssone of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206), William Elysson, Scots prisoner of war, was released from Newgate prison, 1375, and John Elison had a safe conduct into England in 1424 (Bain, IV, 227,970).

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Elison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9501:381,53633,681
Papua New Guinea4401:18,5311,870
Philippines3311:305,85643,129
Nigeria2671:663,45630,992
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Tanzania1761:300,80523,193
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Solomon Islands801:7,2501,121
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
India221:34,866,608408,224
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England151:3,714,537119,675
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:76,7878,161

The alternate forms: Elíson (5) are calculated separately.

Elison (15,646) may also be a first name.

Elison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ELUSON: 'son of Ellis,' which see. Rogier Elyssone of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206), William Elysson, Scots prisoner of war, was released from Newgate prison, 1375, and John Elison had a safe conduct into England in 1424 (Bain, IV, 227,970). James Elisone in record in parish of Forteviot, 1654 (Dunblane). Schir Alexander Elisoune, chaplane, had a "respitt" for his part in slaughter in 1541 (Trials, I, p. "257).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Elison Last Name Facts

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

Elison (Hindi: एली, Marathi: ऍलीसन, Oriya: ଏଲିସନ, Russian: Элисон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Elíson. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elison? popularity and diffusion

Elison is the 147,082nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,419,504 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 30 percent of Elison live; 29 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 45,064th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 15,646 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 950 people, or 1 in 381,536. In The United States it is most numerous in: Utah, where 23 percent reside, Idaho, where 20 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Elison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Elison are 27.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elison earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.81% more than the national average, earning R 617,400 per year and in United States they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $41,171 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elíson945/
Ellison9273,912/
Elisson92709/
Elixson92245/
Elieson92179/
Elision92118/
Gelison92102/
Eleison9291/
Helison9229/
Jelison9219/
Elgison9215/
Elaison9212/
Elidson922/
Eilison921/
Elihson921/
Elitson921/
Eelison921/
Eloison921/
Yelison921/
Elisone921/
Etlison920/
Jellison863,156/
Ellixson86211/
Ellitson86149/
Ellisson8654/
Ellision8632/
Eliesson8625/
Hellison8614/
Eillison8610/
Ellieson865/
Helisson865/
Elllison864/
Gellison863/
Elissond863/
Eallison863/
Helgison863/
Ellioson862/
Geilison862/
Jelision861/
Helixson861/
Elleison861/
Ellisone861/
Ellisonq861/
Eluidson861/
Heleison861/
Elissohn861/
Yelisong861/
Gielison861/
Eyllison860/
Elluison860/
Eliaison860/
Ellisonn860/
Jealison860/
Healison860/
Elisan833,419/
Eleson83777/
Elizon83471/
Elisen83103/
Ilison8341/
Elyson8328/
Elixon836/
Elijon835/
Elicon834/
Elisom831/
Elisun830/
Jlison830/
Heliosson8014/
Jeallison803/
Helliscon802/
Jelllison801/
Eileitson801/
Heilitson801/
Elliesson801/
Elissoung801/
Elishzoon801/
Jeillison801/
Jeylisson801/
Jellisson800/
Gellisson800/
Jellisone800/
Hellixson800/
Ellyson771,059/
Gelizon77888/
Elissen77389/
Geleson77253/
Gilison77230/
Elleson77204/
Ilisson77173/
Ellisen77163/
Eliesen77129/
Gelisan7793/
Elísson7792/
Yeleson7783/
Helizon7756/
Eleeson7754/
Illison7753/
Elecion7748/
Eloisan7735/
Eleason7734/
Eligion7734/
Helixon7727/
Elisang7721/
Elisian7712/
Heleson7711/
Elexson7711/
Jelisan7710/
Helicon779/
Gelisen778/
Ellisom778/
Yolison776/
Elishan775/
Elicion775/
Elisane774/
Ellisan774/
Elizond773/
Eileson773/
Jelizon773/
Elisien773/
Jeleson772/
Ellixon772/
Elesson772/
Ailison772/
Eluisan772/
Elissan772/
Eliosun772/
Eleyson771/
Jlisson771/
Ealeson771/
Eletson771/
Elisomd771/
Ellizon771/
Elysson771/
Ilaison771/
Helisan771/
Elijsen771/
Elesion771/
Yllison771/
Elidjon771/
Iolison771/
Esleson770/
Elixsen770/
Hilison770/
Elgeson770/
Ellicon770/
Ellisonová751/
Gelissen711,379/
Gillison711,138/
Elletson71644/
Heileson71157/
Helleson71143/
Hillison71141/
Ellexson71105/
Ellesson7173/
Helissen7172/
Ettleson7155/
Elliesen7144/
Illisson7124/
Elisasen7123/
Jelissen7122/
Jelleson7121/
Ellissen7116/
Hellisen7115/
Gilishon7110/
Elijosen719/
Healicon718/
Yelleson717/
Gellisen715/
Ellecion715/
Ellysson715/
Jillison714/
Ellegion714/
Aillison713/
Gelesson713/
Elhissen713/
Iliesohn712/
Eleydson712/
Elaissen711/
Hetleson711/
Elissang711/
Elissant711/
Gehleson711/
Geleason711/
Gilisson711/
Uilisone711/
Gelleson711/
Elezione711/
Ieliesan711/
Yelesone711/
Yelesson711/
Gielisen711/
Giluison711/
Ellesion711/
Eleacion711/
Eleasson711/
Eleecion711/
Elleason711/
Elaydson711/
Hellisom710/
Jesleson710/
Gilisoon710/
Hellixon710/
Helgisen710/
Ellixsan710/
Jellisen710/
Jealeson710/
Helgesson673,019/
Ilisan671,379/
Elizan67863/
Elican67661/
Elijan67509/
Helliesen67345/
Helleisen67166/
Elizen67123/
Gellissen67106/
Elesan6773/
Ilisen6766/
Gillisson6764/
Jellissen6739/
Geelissen6735/
Elisanova6715/
Elhaissen6710/
Elecon678/
Elisassen678/
Elisam677/
Elexon676/
Ileson674/
Uilissone674/
Elhissane674/
Eloissant673/
Jettleson673/
Gilleison673/
Elesun673/
Elezon672/
Eljsan672/
Hellgeson671/
Elheissen671/
Elicen671/
Elisenova671/
Gilloison671/
Giellisen671/
Elixan671/
Elizón671/
Eillysson671/
Aillisone671/
Yselleson670/

Elison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elison in the Hindi language
एलीeli-
Elison in the Marathi language
ऍलीसनelisana-
Elison in the Oriya language
ଏଲିସନelisana50
ଏଲିସନ୍elisan50
Elison in the Russian language
Элисонelison-

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