Ellerman Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

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

Ellerman Surname Definition:

= Eller (q.v.) + man.

Ellerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6741:216,52321,070
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales151:206,30213,003
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Ellerman (11) may also be a first name.

Ellerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Eller (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ellerman Last Name Facts

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

Ellerman is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellerman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ellerman is the 183,926th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Ellerman live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ellerman is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,674 people, or 1 in 216,523. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Ellerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ellerman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ellerman surname increased 562 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellerman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ellerman are 19.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ellerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.48% more than the national average, earning R 424,140 per year; in United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $54,871 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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