Ellery Surname

95,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ellery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the eller-ey,' i.e. the islet in the stream on which the ellers or alders grew; or 'at the eller-hay,' i.e. the eller enclosure (v. Hay). A North Lancashire surname. I have no distinct proof of either derivation.

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Ellery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,3321:20,2672,809
England1,1041:50,4696,250
United States1,1031:328,61229,819
New Zealand6321:7,1651,219
Canada3561:103,49911,194
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Wales801:38,6823,791
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7781:31,3314,158
Wales301:52,2812,643
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:192,40916,879

Ellery (3,553) may also be a first name.

Ellery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the eller-ey,' i.e. the islet in the stream on which the ellers or alders grew; or 'at the eller-hay,' i.e. the eller enclosure (v. Hay). A North Lancashire surname. I have no distinct proof of either derivation. One more derivation may be suggested, that of ellerhow (v. How). One spot in Furness is so called, and the surname is clearly of Furnessian parentage. Ellerhow would readily vary into Ellery.

1664. Agnes Ellerie, of Ellell: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1737. William Ellerey, of Hawkshead: ibid. (1681-1748).

1772. Married — William Smith and Martha Ellery: St. George, Hanover Square.

1758. Baptised — Margaret, d. James Ellerey: Ulverston Church.

The variants in the last-named register are Elleray, Ellery, and Ellerah.

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

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Eller- Tree Island or Waterside (v. under Eller + Middle English ey, Old Norse ey-Old English í(e) g]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Hilary.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(New England), Hillary (English), Hilderich (Gothic), Battle- ruler, or In war powerful. In the early records of Gloucester, the name is often spelt Illery.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ellery Last Name Facts

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

Ellery (Arabic: اليري) is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ellery click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellery? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,903rd most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,468,967 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Ellery reside; 40 percent reside in Australasia and 40 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 118,887th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 3,553 people.

This last name is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 1,332 people, or 1 in 20,267. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 30 percent reside, Western Australia, where 27 percent reside and Victoria, where 18 percent reside. Beside Australia it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Ellery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ellery has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ellery surname expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ellery surname are 8.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ellery earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.84% more than the national average, earning R 339,444 per year; in United States they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $42,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $50,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elleray92373/
Hellery92169/
Yellery9214/
Elleary924/
Jellery922/
Ellerry921/
Ellerey920/
Elery91262/
Jelleryd8637/
Helleryd8613/
Hellerøy868/
Gelleray861/
Eulleray861/
Yelleroy860/
Allery83842/
Ellera83583/
Ellary83199/
Elleri83186/
Ollery8348/
Ellere8336/
Illery8334/
Ellory8329/
Eletry8317/
Eleryd837/
Helery832/
Eleary832/
Eilery831/
Eleury831/
Yelery831/
Elgery831/
Eleery830/
Eulery830/
Elliry830/
Elerry830/
Hillery773,187/
Gillery77381/
Hellera77176/
Elleres77132/
Aillery7787/
Ellerie7760/
Hallery7754/
Gelleri7741/
Alleroy7737/
Geleray7736/
Hellary7734/
Yelleri7722/
Gellere7721/
Geleriy7716/
Eileryd7714/
Hollery7713/
Alleary7712/
Helleri777/
Elliera776/
Elleris775/
Elgeery774/
Jillery773/
Ellerez772/
Ellieri772/
Heleriy771/
Ellerhe771/
Alleryy771/
Ellerit771/
Jeleroy771/
Olleury771/
Ellerra771/
Alliery770/
Healery770/
Oelaery770/
Esleery770/
Heulery770/
Elgerry770/
Ellerer770/
Easlery770/
Heleary770/
Hellory770/
Elera732,828/
Eleri73392/
Elere73101/
Alery7396/
Ilery7353/
Olery7345/
Elary7334/
Elory737/
Hilleary711,011/
Huillery71405/
Ellerich71176/
Hellerer71123/
Jelleret7137/
Ellereit7124/
Hellerøe7112/
Hillerøy718/
Geleiray716/
Hellered716/
Elaeraay714/
Hilleray712/
O'Lleary712/
Elgerray712/
Helleres712/
Ellerree711/
Hellirer711/
Hilleryd711/
Helleris711/
Halleray711/
Gilleriy711/
Gilleroy711/
Hilliery710/
Hillerey710/
Gellhere710/
Hillerry710/
Helliere710/
Hilleiry710/
Oleary6724,119/
Illera672,212/
Allary672,041/
Helary671,428/
Elhary671,307/
Helera67880/
Geleri67663/
Allory67480/
Yllera67379/
Hellerich67377/
Eleres67373/
Elerio67241/
Eletre67184/
Allere67175/
Alleri67124/
Yeleri67117/
O'Lery67112/
Ellari67105/
Ellore6769/
Hilery6761/
Illary6755/
Ellare6747/
Elerie6740/
Illeri6735/
Eleari6728/
Eleris6725/
Alhery6722/
Olleri6720/
Jellerett6719/
Elheri6718/
Oelere6715/
Alehry6713/
Eletri6711/
Ollary6710/
Goillerey6710/
Elhory6710/
Ellori678/
Eliray678/
Ellira678/
Eleira678/
Oleray677/
Oloery676/
Elgeri675/
Eilere675/
Eliera675/
Eleret675/
Oleroy674/
Jelera674/
Gilery674/
Eloere674/
Heleri674/
Eleraj674/
Halery674/
Elhera674/
Elhere673/
Olerry673/
Aleary673/
Aelere673/
Elarey673/
Oleery672/
Yelere672/
Elliri672/
Hellerith672/
Elaray672/
Elesri672/
Elerea672/
Holery671/
Olaery671/
Ileiry671/
Holleyray671/
Gelere671/
Alerey671/
Aliery671/
Illere671/
Jeleri671/
Helere671/
Oïlery671/
Olliry671/
Elorey671/
Eliere671/
Eleroi671/
Eleire671/
Elayry671/
Ailery671/
Aleury671/
Aleroy671/
Eilary671/
Elejri671/
Elorry671/
Aleray671/
Eliory671/
Jellerher670/
Helory670/
Eleree670/
Olerey670/
Ehlere670/
Oellahary670/

Ellery Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ellery in the Arabic language
اليريalyry-

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