Ellesmere Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ellesmere Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ellesmore,' a parish in Salop.

1616. Married — David Elsmore and Phillip Gowen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1779. — Joseph Jerome and Elizabeth Elsmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Ellesmere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Ellesmere (14) may also be a first name.

Ellesmere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ellesmore,' a parish in Salop.

1616. Married — David Elsmore and Phillip Gowen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1779. — Joseph Jerome and Elizabeth Elsmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Ellesmere (Salop), anciently Aelsmere = Æll(e)'s Mere or LakE [Old English mere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town and parish in cos. Salop and Flint.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ellesmere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ellesmere (Arabic: السمير) is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellesmere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ellesmere are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles. Ellesmere is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Ellesmere is mostly found in: Cheshire, where 20 percent live, Kent, where 18 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England Ellesmere occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Ellesmere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ellesmere has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 786 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellesmere Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Ellesmere last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Ellesmere earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ellesmere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ellesmere in the Arabic language
السميرalsmyr-

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