Ellestad Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Ellestad Surname User-submission:

Ellestad is a Nordic habitational surname derived from the Old Norse given name, Eilífr (from al-, meaning 'eternity,' and lif, meaning 'life') and the Old Norse word, staðr, meaning 'farmstead.' Thus the name originally referred to a family farm, most likely in Fagernes in central Norway, belonging to one Eilifr and his kin.

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Ellestad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:485,21941,025
Norway411:125,42216,333
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ellestad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ellestad is a Nordic habitational surname derived from the Old Norse given name, Eilífr (from al-, meaning 'eternity,' and lif, meaning 'life') and the Old Norse word, staðr, meaning 'farmstead.' Thus the name originally referred to a family farm, most likely in Fagernes in central Norway, belonging to one Eilifr and his kin.

- Karen Ellestad

Ellestad Last Name Facts

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

Ellestad occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellestad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ellestad is the 405,451st most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ellestad reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ellestad is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 485,219. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 20 percent live, Minnesota, where 15 percent live and Nevada, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Ellestad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ellestad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ellestad surname increased 5,336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellestad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ellestad last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ellestad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.73% more than the national average, earning 559,729 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.65% more than the national average, earning $74,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jellestad94131/
Hellestad9458/
Ellestead941/
Ellestadt940/
Elestad937/
Ellstad933/
Ellesta930/
Hjellestad89156/
Ollestad88284/
Allestad88113/
Elgestad8829/
Hellstad8826/
Hellesta881/
Ellstead880/
Ellestod880/
Ellistad880/
Elstad861,364/
Elleta86207/
Elesta8619/
Hillestad821,890/
Helgestad82473/
Hyllestad82129/
Hallestad8217/
Gillestad8211/
Helaestad821/
Ollestead821/
Ettlestad821/
Hellstadt820/
Hellistad820/
Helstad80478/
Jelstad80178/
Gelleta8059/
Olestad8057/
Elstadt8039/
Ilestad8039/
Elstead8024/
Alestad8013/
Illesta809/
Illstad808/
Ellista806/
Ellieta804/
Allstad803/
Oelstad801/
Eliesta800/
Hillestead7812/
Hyllestead782/
Hillestadt782/
Eleta771,110/
Elsta774/
Hoelstad75202/
Allstadt75173/
Allstead7588/
Hellesto7576/
Hillstad7574/
Gelletta7517/
Hellista7516/
Hjelstad7511/
Helstead752/
Jelstadt752/
Illestas751/
Hilestad751/
Hillesta751/
Gielstad751/
Hyllstad751/
Heleszta751/
Ollstead750/
Allstadd750/
Hallstad750/
Olestead750/
Olestadt750/
Gelstead750/
Hielstad750/
Geleta7133,236/
Olstad712,552/
Alstad711,640/
Heleta711,355/
Hillstead71685/
Esleta71261/
Hallstead71244/
Eletta71226/
Ellyta71167/
Elista71160/
Ilstad71147/
Allsteadt71104/
Ellita7174/
Hillistad7129/
Eletha7117/
Hollstadt7115/
Elieta7113/
Ilesta716/
Elleto715/
Eleita714/
Elgeta712/
Eletai712/
Eletat712/
Healstead711/
Hillestat711/
Elesto711/
Eleyta711/
Eleuta711/
Ehleta711/
Eletaj711/
Eleeta711/
Ylleta711/
Elheta711/
Holestead710/
Yillstead710/
Hallstadt710/
Elstod710/
Halestead710/
Holstad671,624/
Hilstad67450/
Gelista67366/
Alstadt67282/
Gilstad67252/
Alstead67251/
Ellitas67250/
Halstad67217/
Aalstad67167/
Olstead67131/
Helista67106/
Alostad6779/
Jølstad6760/
Gilleta6759/
Olstadt6756/
Geletta6752/
Hellita6717/
Hesselstad6716/
Elietha679/
Elhetta679/
Eilysta676/
Yolleta675/
Heletta675/
Yolesta674/
Gillsta674/
Elshtaa674/
Alastad673/
Elletto673/
Yolstad672/
Ellitha672/
Gelleto672/
Jieleta671/
Ilstead671/
Hilesta671/
Hollsteadt671/
Eleetha671/
Eleitah671/
Geletai671/
Helieta671/
Ilstadt671/
Eleitas671/
Euletha671/
Ahlstad671/
Ealista671/
Eulieta671/
Aleztad671/
Geletha670/
Euletta670/
Alestat670/
Helesto670/

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