Ellicot Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ellicot Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elcote.' Not to be confounded with Ellisot, which see. I made this mistake in my English Surnames. I cannot find the place. It is told of Dean Elliot, whose superior was Bishop Ellicott, that he was wont to say humorously that he was the bishop without the c, as good a pun as nomenclature ever boasted.

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Ellicot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Ellicot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elcote.' Not to be confounded with Ellisot, which see. I made this mistake in my English Surnames. I cannot find the place. It is told of Dean Elliot, whose superior was Bishop Ellicott, that he was wont to say humorously that he was the bishop without the c, as good a pun as nomenclature ever boasted. The 't' in Ellicot is intrusive for euphony's sake; ct Greenaway for Greenway, or Hathaway for Hathway.

Robert de Elcote, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1628. Married — Silvester Price and Elizabeth Ellcott: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1799. — 'James Powell and Ann Ellacott: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — Edmund Ellecot and Sarah Tant: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ellisot,' from Ellis (which see), diminutive Ellisot. A once very common pet name, which, strangely enough, has left no such mark on the directory a.m.ght have been expected. It was generally a girl's name, and a great favourite in Yorkshire in the 14th century.

Elisote, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ellisote Dispenser (fern.), Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Taylour et Elisot' uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Eltssota Scote, 1379, ibid.

Adam Storure et Elissot' uxor ejus, 1379: ibid.

Elisota Domicella. Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Elisot Bustard, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Elcote (Wilts) [the second element is the Middle English cote, Old English cot, a cottage, den; the first is either for Old English eald, old, or an Anglo-Saxon pers. name such as Æla, Æll(a]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In old Irish records this name is written indifferently Mac Elligott and Mac Leod. "The family originally came to Kerry in consequence of an early marriage of one of the Fitz-Maurices, Barons of Lixnaw. with an heiress of that name: and by reason of this connection Fitz-Maurice is said to bear a tower in his coat of arms: and a parish of Kerry, near Tralee, is called Bally-Mac-Elligott.'' D'Alton. The name took the form of Ellicott in the seventeenth century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Irish Mac Elligott; a personal name; Scot. Mac Leod.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ellicot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ellicot occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellicot? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Ellicot is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Ellicot live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Ellicot is most numerous in: Essex, where 75 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 13 percent live and Merseyside, where 13 percent live. Not including England it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Ellicot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ellicot has changed through the years. In The United States it contracted 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellicot Last Name Statistics demography

Ellicot earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellicott931,686/
Elliciot932/
Ellicots930/
Ellicoot930/
Elicot92510/
Ellico9284/
Ellicotts880/
Allicot8622/
Gellico863/
Elicoit861/
Eelicot861/
Elicott861/
Gelicot861/
Etlicot860/
Ellicut860/
Elico83576/
Allicott8057/
Eleicoit802/
Eleichot801/
Ellisott801/
Ellicutt800/
Hillicot800/
Ellizott800/
Ellecott800/
Alicot77252/
Ellica77190/
Gelico77168/
Elisco77125/
Elleco7781/
Elicko779/
Ilicot776/
Illico773/
Elisot772/
Helico772/
Elecot772/
Elhico772/
Eluico771/
Elicoh771/
Elliko771/
Hellecott750/
Gellica71438/
Ellisca71130/
Eliscat7159/
Halicot7118/
Elichko7116/
Ileicot7112/
Ellizca717/
Eliocod715/
Gillico714/
Yelichkoth712/
Alicott711/
Ellikut711/
Alicout711/
Elicois711/
Eliucod711/
Helicop711/
Elitcko711/
Ilichot711/
Elickho711/
Elecott710/
Eliko67963/
Elica67277/
Ilico67126/
Eleco67116/
Elicaste6753/
Geliquot6727/
Hellecou678/
Ellikate674/
Elliscas672/
Gillioco671/
Gellioca671/
Ileichot671/
Allicood671/
Halicout671/
Ellikuth671/
Helicoss670/
Ellezott670/

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