Eller Surname

17,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Eller Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at an Elder-Tree [Middle English eller, Old English ellern] (Scandinavian) Dweller ¡at an Alder-Tree [O.N, ölr = Old English alr] In the North of England and in Scot­land eller generally represents the alder- tree.

judas he japed With Jewen silver, And sithen [then] on an eller Hanged hymselve.

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Eller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,0901:20,0362,524
Germany5,3761:14,9751,960
Brazil3,2891:65,0882,425
Austria1,5731:5,413625
Russia5001:288,24629,770
Estonia4601:2,873194
Italy1741:351,47541,610
Turkey1621:480,37927,654
Switzerland1571:52,3126,856
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Australia1341:201,46019,724
England1291:431,92329,000
Hungary1191:82,4908,257
Denmark651:86,8428,367
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Finland231:238,98719,121
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
France101:6,642,272293,169
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2681:22,1422,781

The alternate forms: Ellér (1) are calculated separately.

Eller (1,387) may also be a first name.

Eller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at an Elder-Tree [Middle English eller, Old English ellern] (Scandinavian) Dweller ¡at an Alder-Tree [O.N, ölr = Old English alr] In the North of England and in Scot­land eller generally represents the alder- tree.

judas he japed With Jewen silver, And sithen [then] on an eller Hanged hymselve.—Piers Plowman, 593-6.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller at, or near, an elder tree; one who came from Ellen (elbow), the name of three places in Germany, or from Eller, the name of five places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Danish, Eller; a personal name See Aylward and Elliot.

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

Eller Last Name Facts

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

Eller (Russian: Эллер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Ellér. For other potential spellings of Eller click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eller? popularity and diffusion

Eller is the 17,906th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 236,187 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Eller live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Eller is also the 210,163rd most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,387 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 18,090 people, or 1 in 20,036. In The United States Eller is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Eller is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Eller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eller last name rose 798 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eller Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Eller surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Eller last name are 32.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eller earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $54,721 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellér931/
Heller9188,823/
Geller9119,357/
Ellert912,821/
Esller91471/
Ellerd91430/
Oeller91344/
Jeller91314/
Ellger91242/
Euller91143/
Yeller9139/
Ellere9136/
Ellier9133/
Eiller9128/
Eyller919/
Ieller913/
Elhler912/
Aeller912/
Ealler911/
Ellher911/
Etller910/
Ellear910/
Ellerz910/
Elle897,186/
Eler893,227/
Hellier832,449/
Hoeller831,173/
Geiller83616/
Eseller83297/
Helleur83276/
Hellert83265/
Heiller83127/
Eillert8389/
Elleard8330/
Heuller8328/
Geyller8326/
Haeller8321/
Heeller8319/
Gieller8315/
Hgeller836/
Esiller833/
Eisller832/
Hellerd832/
Hellerr832/
Oellier832/
Hesller832/
Eyllier832/
Hieller831/
Ellerhe831/
Yoeller831/
Yellger831/
Ehllert831/
Helleir831/
Ellertt830/
Hetller830/
Healler830/
Gelle8020,268/
Oller8012,808/
Euler8010,583/
Aller8010,124/
Helle809,960/
Ellie806,859/
Elles805,462/
Eiler804,762/
Eyler804,498/
Esler803,666/
Ehler803,581/
Yeler802,787/
Elert802,346/
Elley801,840/
Elger801,661/
Eletr801,425/
Jeler801,338/
Öller801,311/
Heler80772/
Geler80748/
Iller80653/
Oeler80508/
Ellet80365/
Elher80358/
Elleh80333/
Ellez80315/
Etler80229/
Ealer80114/
Elere80101/
Ieler8078/
Elier8072/
Ejler8055/
Elled8021/
Elerd8020/
Ealle8017/
Ellee8015/
Elear808/
Ellei807/
Ellep806/
Ellle805/
Ellea804/
Eille803/
Elleu803/
Eleir802/
Eulle802/
Elerr801/
Eeler801/
Eylle801/
Ellir801/
Ielle801/
Eğler801/
Ellje801/
Aeler800/
Yeşiller77568/
Ellerová7738/
Hellerød7719/
Hellerøe7712/
Heilleur779/
Håheller777/
Yesiller776/
Helleher774/
Ellerova773/
Gelleher771/
Heisller771/
Esseller771/
Aelleher771/
Heyllger771/
Jeseller771/
Helleard770/
Hiellier770/
Ele7510,439/
Haller7349,795/
Hiller7337,612/
Holler7317,576/
Höller7310,308/
Oehler739,948/
Ollier737,209/
Giller734,167/
Heiler733,952/
Ellett733,942/
Eisler733,838/
Eilert733,406/
Geiler732,630/
Allier732,460/
Geelle732,093/
Easler732,025/
Hesler731,689/
Helles73756/
Eitler73741/
Illert73696/
Helleu73667/
Hetler73631/
Eysler73566/
Gellér73556/
Eilerd73445/
Helley73436/
Heuler73427/
Iselle73427/
Jeelle73396/
Hellie73384/
Häller73361/
Gelley73339/
Jelier73264/
Helier73257/
Geyler73250/
Heyler73249/
Elherz73194/
Eylert73167/
Heille73163/
Heulle73159/
Healer73152/
Gellee73148/
Elherd73141/
Heeler73137/
Hoeler73133/
Geeler73128/
Ettler73116/
Ellesh73115/
Eheler73102/
Elless73101/
Hielle7394/
Hellet7363/
Ealley7358/
Oiller7357/
Gelger7353/
Eilles7352/
Gellei7350/
Jelger7340/
Allear7336/
Jiller7335/
Hyller7335/
Elhert7334/
Jeiler7334/
Hejler7332/
Illger7330/
Ioller7329/
Ailler7327/
Ellair7325/
Yoller7325/
Jelert7324/
Gejler7320/
Hellez7319/
Haeler7318/
Eylier7318/
Helleh7317/
Ellesø7315/
Helher7313/
Esille7313/
Yesler7312/
Helert7310/
Eselle7310/
Yselle739/
Etelle738/
Eilley737/
Elleih737/
Ealert736/
Jehler736/
Ollear735/
Eilere735/
Eglile735/
Uiller734/
Elleis734/
Gelher734/
Hehler734/
Ellieh734/
Helled734/
Elhetr734/
Elhere733/
Jesler733/
Eellez733/
Hieler733/
Oelher733/
Hellee733/
Eillie733/
Olller733/
Elleas733/
Eijler733/
Ethler732/
Elherr732/
Yelere732/
Yiller732/
Yllier732/
Eilier732/
Hyeler732/
Ihller732/
Jetler732/
Ellior732/
Ehllie732/
Etille732/
Eulier732/
Ealles731/
Ellets731/
Hellir731/
Jeyler731/
Eatler731/
Eahler731/
Ealeer731/
Eallea731/
Ehlerz731/
Elhear731/
Eeiler731/
Eelles731/
Eglier731/
Elleid731/
Elleit731/
Eslert731/
Isller731/
Illier731/
Eallhe731/
Ellleh731/
Esllei731/
Illere731/
Helere731/
Hellea731/
Hellei731/
Jøller731/
O'ller731/
Yllert731/
Șelțer731/
Yellir731/
Gellej731/
Elloir731/
Eillet731/
Elheir731/
Elheyr731/
Eleire731/
El'her731/
Eylles731/
Esllir731/
Alleir731/
Alller731/
Ecelle731/
Elleed731/
Icelle731/
Elettr731/
Oelear731/
Gelear730/
Yetler730/
Ellgey730/
Allerr730/
Euhler730/
Iesler730/
Ilhler730/
Iheler730/
Eailer730/
Ellirt730/
Eihler730/
Ellest730/
Olleer730/
Helear730/
Ahller730/
Heleir730/
Ehiler730/
Elleat730/
Ehlere730/
Elerht730/
Jllert730/
Eslerr730/
Ellley730/
Yelear730/
Eleert730/
Eislle730/
Hellerová71686/
D'Hellier7121/
Hellerova719/
Eicheller711/
Elie6744,378/
Ella6733,009/
Hillier6723,343/
Heisler6712,292/
Eley6711,880/
Gele6711,803/
Elly6710,837/
Hele6710,213/
Elli677,074/
Eale675,965/
Hollier675,121/
Ille674,451/
Elez673,412/
Ehle673,330/
Hallier673,274/
Iler673,190/
Oler672,847/
Aler672,295/
Elep672,128/
Hettler672,060/
Eles671,530/
Hillert671,476/
Eleh671,432/
Jeitler671,086/
Eule671,053/
Elee67653/
Hillger67592/
Elei67492/
Elet67418/
Giehler67399/
Halleur67369/
Elea67362/
Hoehler67358/
Eleu67331/
Heitler67325/
Helleis67240/
Hellesø67224/
Iele67216/
Gailler67183/
Höllger67183/
Eyle67159/
Jailler67156/
Elge67136/
Eele67134/
Eile67125/
Hiesler67114/
Eyglier67111/
Echelle67105/
Hedtler67101/
Hietler6795/
Hetelle6782/
Hehlert6782/
Hellett6778/
Heasler6773/
Ellä6770/
Healley6761/
Heilles6760/
Eiselle6754/
Heilert6752/
Eleš6745/
Gilleir6744/
Elhe6742/
Ellehøj6739/
Eislere6737/
Etle6734/
Heehler6734/
Eleş6732/
Hiehler6731/
Heysler6730/
Eled6730/
Esle6727/
Eiglier6722/
Geilear6718/
Ehlerth6718/
Elje6718/
Geyhler6717/
Hiiller6717/
Ellesch6715/
Heselle6714/
Heytler6713/
Elir6713/
Juiller6713/
Hyllert6712/
Elerová6712/
Hailler6711/
Hellesh6711/
Jiselle6710/
Ylle6710/
Hägeler6710/
Eallett677/
Heilger677/
Esielle676/
Helleså676/
Isselle675/
Yler675/
Eihlere675/
Healier674/
Hoelher674/
Gellleh674/
Ejle674/
Jhiller673/
Huiller673/
Halleer673/
Hillere673/
Elej673/
Heijler673/
Jillger673/
Hällerå673/
Hillerd672/
Ellaird672/
Elliorr672/
Hillher672/
Heesler672/
Gillear672/
Éler672/
Hetleer672/
Jillier672/
Hételle672/
Hitller672/
Hayller671/
Helless671/
Hilleir671/
Jellire671/
Hethler671/
Heheler671/
Heileer671/
Healles671/
Hyselle671/
Ichelle671/
Ioehler671/
Hilleer671/
Eallesh671/
Ehelert671/
Ehjlert671/
Ehleert671/
Eithler671/
Elherre671/
Ellaire671/
Elletts671/
Esellee671/
Gillerr671/
Gillger671/
Hahller671/
Goiller671/
Ysellez671/
Eettler671/
Heatler671/
Ijelere671/
Èlle671/
Häesler671/
Ihelher671/
Illerød671/
Hielert671/
Hillerz671/
Heilier671/
Oillier671/
Olllier671/
Uillert671/
Uillier671/
Öler671/
Échelle671/
Halller671/
Ellé671/
Eleá671/
Eleç671/
Helleet671/
Yisller671/
Eljr671/
Jeysler671/
Heulher671/
Helloyr671/
Hillear670/
Hellirp670/
Gillher670/
Helierr670/
Heyleur670/
Hallear670/
Jillerd670/
Heallie670/
Geleher670/
Hielley670/
Yiselle670/
Geioler670/
Helluir670/
Hyllier670/
Hielger670/
Heilley670/
Elleatt670/
Elleitt670/
Hellair670/
Hellire670/
Jiesler670/
Yettler670/
Heleard670/
Eaglier670/
Helliey670/
Ehilert670/
Jler670/
Helhier670/
Heleher670/
Ettelle670/
Heglier670/
Hallerr670/
Halleyr670/
Heallet670/
Eillett670/
Hillerr670/
Jettler670/

Eller Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eller in the Russian language
Эллерeller-

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