Elles Surname

88,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Elles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elye'; Old French for English Ellis. The genitive or patronymic form would be Elyes, thus differing slightly from the English Ellis. But v. Ellis, where instances of the French form will be found.

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Elles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia3,5811:13,3411,253
Philippines4921:205,76932,329
United States3661:990,32573,323
Venezuela3171:95,2813,570
France1441:461,26965,815
Germany1101:731,86855,248
England1031:540,95233,556
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Panama51:782,45211,059
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

The alternate forms: Ellès (11) & Ellés (11) are calculated separately.

Elles (4,301) may also be a first name.

Elles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elye'; Old French for English Ellis. The genitive or patronymic form would be Elyes, thus differing slightly from the English Ellis. But v. Ellis, where instances of the French form will be found. I only suggest this; I have no actual proof.

Elye de Bleynnaker, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.

1680. Married — John Kingham and Saray Eeles: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1789. Married — John Eales and Mary Morton: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — William Eells and Sarah Grapham: ibid.

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

A favorite personal name in the Middle Ages. From the Hebrew, meaning "El is Jahweh.' Helias, son of Huctred had a charter of the lands of Dundas from Waldef son of Cospatric, c. 1180, and Helias of Hadestanden was one of the witnesses (APS., I, p. 82). Helias or Helyas, clericus regis, de Munros, c. 1178—1214 (RAA., I, 1, 9). Helya, canon of Glasgow, 1177—1199 (RMP., p. 99), is probably Helias frater domini Jocelini, bishop of Glasgow, c. 1170 (Kelso, 356). Helias, clericus, son of Fulbert (of Pollok) granted the church of Mernes to the monks of Paisley, c. 1189—99 (RMP., p. 100). In the confirmation charter by King William the Lion which follows he is named Helias de Pertheic (Partick). As Elya or Helya, canon of Glasgow, he is a charter witness between 1175—1207 (ibid., p. 109,110). Helias was parson of Old Rokesburg, c. 1190—1232 (Kelso, p. 136; Melros, p. 229). Helya de Elmedene witnessed charter by Ebrardus de Penkathleht to the church of St. Cuthbert of Durham in reign of William the Lion (Raine, 163). Helia vicarius de Baneth', 1233 (REM., p. 97). A pardon was granted to Elyas de Vaus, 1307 (Bain, II, 1919). As forename: Elias Tervett, 1509 (Trials, I, p. 110).

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

= Ellis, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elias or Helyas was a very common Anglo-Norman baptismal name, and became the parent of the surnames Ellis, Ellison, and perhaps of Elliot, Elliotson, Els or Ells, Elson, Elley, Ellet, and Lelliot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Hebrew.) Signifies Lord God.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Elles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elles (Russian: Эллес) is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ellès or Ellés. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elles? popularity and diffusion

Elles is the 88,009th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,334,227 people. Elles occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Elles are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Elles is also the 105,486th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 4,301 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is held by 3,581 people, or 1 in 13,341. In Colombia Elles is primarily concentrated in: Bolívar Department, where 61 percent are found, Atlántico Department, where 14 percent are found and Santander Department, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Colombia this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Elles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elles surname decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Elles last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,068 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.3% less than the national average, earning $17,867,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% less than the national average, earning $44,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellès9311/
Ellés9311/
Gelles911,054/
Helles91756/
Ellies91641/
Yelles91490/
Jelles91130/
Ellesh91115/
Elless91101/
Eilles9152/
Ellese9139/
Ellesø9115/
Elleis914/
Elleus913/
Elleas913/
Ealles911/
Ellets911/
Eelles911/
Eylles911/
Ellest910/
Elle897,186/
Ells892,614/
Eles891,530/
Helleis83240/
Hellesø83224/
Yellets83141/
Yellesh8394/
Heilles8360/
Hellies8349/
Jellese8338/
Jellies8334/
Ellesøe8322/
Ellesse8320/
Ellesch8315/
Hellesh8311/
Helleså836/
Jellets835/
Eillies833/
Jellesø832/
Helless831/
Healles831/
Eallesh831/
Ellease831/
Elledse831/
Elletts831/
Helleus831/
Yellese831/
Jelless830/
Ellis80406,877/
Eller8030,855/
Gelle8020,268/
Alles8014,651/
Helle809,960/
Ellie806,859/
Eales805,367/
Eyles804,669/
Illes803,337/
Elies802,532/
Eleas802,153/
Eells801,851/
Elley801,840/
Eeles801,738/
Elesh801,614/
Elese801,594/
Elges80984/
Elets80856/
Geles80851/
Eleus80723/
Olles80603/
Heles80447/
Jeles80446/
Ellet80365/
Elleh80333/
Ellez80315/
Ellse80221/
Yeles80201/
Eiles80179/
Ellys80146/
Yells80128/
Ehles8090/
Esles8053/
Eills8048/
Eules8046/
Ellex8045/
Eulls8041/
Aeles8037/
Ellec8036/
Hells8023/
Elled8021/
Ylles8020/
Ealle8017/
Ellee8015/
Jells809/
Eless809/
Gells807/
Ellei807/
Ellep806/
Eleis805/
Ellle805/
Ellea804/
Elest804/
Eille803/
Elees803/
Elleu803/
Eleys802/
Eulle802/
Elhes802/
Ieles801/
Eylle801/
Ellze801/
Ielle801/
Ellje801/
Ealls800/
Etles800/
Ehlls800/
Hellesøe77163/
Hellestø77127/
Gellesch7795/
Hellesjø7749/
Healless7723/
Hellesch7715/
Helleisz776/
Yelletts773/
Echelles772/
Hellesse772/
Jelletts771/
Elleesse771/
Jellesch771/
Ichelles771/
Elliesch770/
Echilles770/
Jeallies770/
Els7521,434/
Ele7510,439/
Heller7388,823/
Gilles7348,707/
Ellett733,942/
Geelle732,093/
Allies732,048/
Illies731,331/
Eleish731,159/
Gellis731,070/
Hellec73962/
Halles73798/
Jellis73757/
Helies73755/
Elliss73697/
Helleu73667/
Heales73604/
Hilles73528/
Holles73510/
Esller73471/
Helley73436/
Iselle73427/
Heiles73426/
Hejles73398/
Jeelle73396/
Hellie73384/
Hellis73359/
Gellez73347/
Ettles73339/
Gelley73339/
Ellice73327/
Jilles73260/
Yolles73235/
Ellish73232/
Elesse73188/
Heille73163/
Heulle73159/
Gellee73148/
Helesh73139/
Ailles73104/
Illges73103/
Hielle7394/
Yllesh7394/
Hesles7379/
Geiles7364/
Hellet7363/
Yellis7363/
Allesh7361/
Ealley7358/
Jelies7358/
Gelesh7356/
Eilets7356/
Ellece7351/
Gellei7350/
Ellise7348/
Eillis7347/
Heeles7346/
Hellås7340/
Oeleis7338/
Gelesz7338/
Ollies7332/
Ellois7331/
Ielejs7330/
Eiller7328/
Gehles7328/
Euless7325/
Alleis7324/
Illesh7324/
Jehles7324/
Helese7324/
Aellis7322/
Ollesz7320/
Hellez7319/
Ehlies7319/
Jelges7318/
Ellios7317/
Gelges7317/
Helleh7317/
Eleshe7317/
Eilesh7317/
Hellys7316/
Gellys7315/
Heyles7315/
Elease7313/
Esille7313/
Allees7311/
Geleas7311/
Allesø7310/
Ollesh7310/
Eselle7310/
Yelets739/
Eyller739/
Yselle739/
Etelle738/
Eilley737/
Elleih737/
Elllis736/
Yelesh736/
Elespp736/
Alleus736/
Hoells735/
Eele's735/
Eglile735/
Alless734/
Eellis734/
Ielesh734/
Jeiles734/
Ellais734/
Eleise734/
Ellieh734/
Helled734/
Eslesd734/
Eletsh734/
Elhess734/
Eellez733/
Jelese733/
Ellist733/
Jellez733/
Jellse733/
Hellee733/
Eillie733/
Eleese732/
Eleets732/
Hieles732/
Hellse732/
Elesch732/
Eheles732/
Eliess732/
Yellez732/
Haeles732/
Yeless732/
Allles732/
Ehllie732/
Etille732/
Ellyss732/
Illess732/
Heleus732/
Hellex732/
Geeles731/
Eallis731/
Healls731/
Geleis731/
Eayles731/
Jllies731/
Jeules731/
Eallea731/
Ealler731/
Eleiss731/
Ehlets731/
Elestd731/
Elgesh731/
Eelesh731/
Eullis731/
Elledj731/
Elleid731/
Elleit731/
Ellher731/
Elllys731/
Elluis731/
Giells731/
Aalles731/
Yehles731/
Yellys731/
Helest731/
Easles731/
Ellays731/
Olless731/
Yllies731/
Eallhe731/
Geleys731/
Ellleh731/
Heleis731/
Esllei731/
Illhes731/
Jeeles731/
Helesz731/
Hellea731/
Hellei731/
Yellsh731/
Yelies731/
Gelhes731/
Gellej731/
Ellehc731/
Elloys731/
Eileus731/
Eillet731/
Ehiles731/
Elgess731/
Eyleas731/
Ecelle731/
Elheas731/
Elhees731/
Elleed731/
Geless731/
Esleas731/
Icelle731/
Hellce731/
Yelese731/
Olleas731/
Oilles731/
Oellis731/
Eileis731/
Ehlesh731/
Elheis731/
Eliesh731/
Gellsh731/
Heleas731/
Helets731/
Hylles731/
Ehleis730/
Eeeles730/
Eleash730/
Ehlest730/
Ellgey730/
Ealies730/
Heills730/
Ecells730/
Etller730/
Elhlis730/
Jieles730/
Eletts730/
Eleass730/
Eiless730/
Eyleis730/
Ellerz730/
Elleat730/
Aeless730/
Hetles730/
Ehless730/
Eyless730/
Esllis730/
Ellley730/
Oehles730/
Yilles730/
Ehleys730/
Eislle730/
Helleshøj718/
Eschylles714/
Hellesæth711/
Elie6744,378/
Ella6733,009/
Iles6715,980/
Eley6711,880/
Gele6711,803/
Elly6710,837/
Hele6710,213/
Elli677,074/
Eale675,965/
Elis675,758/
Ales675,514/
Else675,334/
Ille674,451/
Elez673,412/
Ehle673,330/
Eler673,227/
Oles672,887/
Éles672,518/
Elst672,334/
Elze672,213/
Elep672,128/
Alls671,640/
Eleh671,432/
Elec671,059/
Eule671,053/
Gels67903/
Ollesch67779/
Elee67653/
Hollies67565/
Elei67492/
Yellice67453/
Allesch67427/
Elet67418/
Holleis67412/
Elea67362/
Eleu67331/
Oels67306/
Eseller67297/
Elce67275/
Elsh67254/
Elçe67253/
Eleishe67244/
Eels67232/
Iele67216/
Hels67184/
Elys67183/
Eils67172/
Eyle67159/
Eals67146/
Elge67136/
Eele67134/
Ylleish67131/
Heiller67127/
Eile67125/
Gilless67122/
Ehls67115/
Echelle67105/
Elex6788/
Hetelle6782/
Hellett6778/
Hilless6775/
Elesova6773/
Ellä6770/
Olls6764/
Healley6761/
Jellish6761/
Eiselle6754/
Első6753/
Jelliss6750/
Juilles6746/
Eleš6745/
Elhe6742/
Healeas6741/
Ellehøj6739/
Giellis6737/
Etle6734/
Elss6733/
Eleş6732/
Eled6730/
Esle6727/
Hallies6726/
Gellios6724/
Essells6724/
Yellish6723/
Heallis6721/
Heeller6719/
Elje6718/
Ellisse6717/
Elhs6717/
Yles6717/
Gellish6716/
Hollesh6715/
Gelesch6715/
Jeitles6714/
Heselle6714/
Yels6713/
Heleshe6712/
Illeysh6711/
Hellisz6711/
Yelletz6711/
Jiselle6710/
Jels6710/
Aels6710/
Ylle6710/
Hillges6710/
Gellisz6710/
Halleus679/
Elesová678/
Eallett677/
Hesless676/
Esielle676/
Hillies675/
Isselle675/
Illesse675/
Heschelles674/
Gellleh674/
Ejle674/
Ylls674/
Illesch674/
Eulliss673/
Jles673/
Gilleas673/
Helesse673/
Elej673/
Esiller673/
Helgesø673/
Euls672/
Eisller672/
Easleys672/
Iels672/
Holleus672/
Hellerr672/
Hailles672/
Gilleys672/
Hesller672/
Elís672/
Gillles672/
Hillesø672/
Hételle672/
Elsz672/
Elsë672/
Ills671/
Gilleis671/
Allie's671/
Holleys671/
Jealeus671/
Jettles671/
Iyllesh671/
Hyselle671/
Hysells671/
Ichelle671/
Hoilles671/
Eayless671/
Elglish671/
Elloise671/
Esellee671/
Haeless671/
Alleash671/
Ysellez671/
Healess671/
Yelesse671/
Ellisch671/
Êles671/
Èlle671/
Hollees671/
Holless671/
Hollesz671/
Jeallis671/
Jellios671/
Helesch671/
Hellais671/
Isellis671/
Échelle671/
Îles671/
Yieless671/
Gellais671/
Ellé671/
Eleá671/
Eleç671/
Eleisse671/
D'Ellis671/
Heyleys671/
Helleet671/
Elheish671/
Eljs671/
Ellz671/
Jailles671/
Jlls671/
Haylles671/
Heallie670/
Gillees670/
Hielley670/
Yiselle670/
Ealease670/
Heilley670/
Alleass670/
Elleatt670/
Elleitt670/
Jillies670/
Heilest670/
Hetller670/
Helliey670/
Gellois670/
Hellise670/
Healler670/
Hellois670/
Hettles670/
Echells670/
Etellis670/
Ellaise670/
Heisles670/
Ettelle670/
Jillets670/
Heallet670/
Eillett670/
Hellice670/
Geillis670/
Halless670/

Elles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elles in the Russian language
Эллесelles-

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