Ellen Surname
Approximately 8,910 people bear this surname
Ellen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellen,' i.e. Ellen or Eleanora, a favourite girl's name in the surname period, sometimes found as Alianora.
Agnes Eleyne, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I: Kirby's Quest.
William Elyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameEllen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,764 | 1:131,136 | 13,813 |
| Australia | 1,161 | 1:23,252 | 3,201 |
| England | 678 | 1:82,180 | 9,085 |
| Netherlands | 562 | 1:30,048 | 4,961 |
| Indonesia | 525 | 1:251,903 | 22,960 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Brazil | 323 | 1:662,769 | 24,478 |
| Peru | 322 | 1:98,708 | 6,338 |
| Germany | 241 | 1:334,048 | 32,981 |
| New Zealand | 224 | 1:20,216 | 3,553 |
| Canada | 216 | 1:170,581 | 17,126 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Israel | 175 | 1:48,901 | 6,443 |
| Philippines | 114 | 1:888,055 | 80,963 |
| Botswana | 94 | 1:23,265 | 4,701 |
| Solomon Islands | 89 | 1:6,517 | 960 |
| Scotland | 80 | 1:66,923 | 5,243 |
| China | 78 | 1:17,529,764 | 995 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 123 | 1:36,015 | 3,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 603 | 1:40,423 | 5,135 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:85,073 | 4,558 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 412 | 1:121,890 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Éllen (2) & Ellén (1) are calculated separately.
Ellen (934,874) may also be a first name.
Ellen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellen,' i.e. Ellen or Eleanora, a favourite girl's name in the surname period, sometimes found as Alianora.
Agnes Eleyne, Fines Roll, 11 Edward I: Kirby's Quest.
William Elyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William fil. Elinne, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry fil. Elene, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Hugh fil. Elyenor, Bedfordshiret ibid.
David fil. Elene, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Margaret fil. Eline, Somerset, ibid.
Willelmus Elyne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margareta Helyn, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Helyn, 1379: ibid.
1669. Married — John Payne and Hanna Ellin: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1791. — Thomas Ellen and Ann Cadby: St. George, Hanover Square.
Alexander Ellen, a Berwickshire laird, in record, 1530 (Trials, I, p. 147). George Ellen recorded in Paxtoun in 1664, and Elspeth Ellain in Aytoun in the following year (Lauder) derived their surname from the land of Ellen in Berwickshire (Retours, Berwick, 449). Small places named Elleinsyde and Elleinfurde are near by. Elen 1816.
(English) 1 Dweller at an Elder-Tree [Middle English Old English eilen] 2 the A.~Sax. name-element Ellen- = Courage, Vigour, Zeal [Old English ellen] (Anglo-Greek) the fem. name Ellen or Helen = Sunlight [Gr, 'Ελένη (Latin Helena)-έλη, sunlight]
(English, German) Dweller at, or near, the Ellen, a river in Cumberland; dweller near an elder tree; one who came from Ellen (elbow), the name of places in Germany.
Ellen Demographics
Average Male Ellen Height
176.78 cm
Average Female Ellen Height
162.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ellen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ellen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ellen (Arabic: ايلني, Marathi: एलेन, Russian: Эллен) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as: Éllen or Ellén. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ellen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ellen is the 56,875th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 817,906 people. Ellen is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Ellen are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ellen is also the 976th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 934,874 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,764 people, or 1 in 131,136. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 97 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Ellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ellen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ellen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States Ellen are 7.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.8% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.47% more than the national average, earning 586,486 kr per year; in Peru they earn 33.81% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,830 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning R 284,700 per year; in United States they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $39,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $54,478 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ellen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen in the Marathi language | ||
| एलेन | elena | 75 |
| अॅलेन | aelena | 25 |
| Ellen in the Russian language | ||
| Эллен | ellen | - |
| Ellen in the Arabic language | ||
| ايلني | aylny | - |
| إلن | aln | - |
| إلين | alyn | - |
| إيلن | ayln | - |
| إيلين | aylyn | - |
| ايلين | aylyn | - |
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