Ellicott Surname

237,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ellicott 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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Ellicott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:590,32448,194
England5761:96,73310,275
Australia2791:96,75910,970
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Canada631:584,85148,473
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3441:70,8597,907
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Ellicott (17) may also be a first name.

Ellicott 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

Ellicott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ellicott is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ellicott.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellicott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 237,927th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,322,388 people. The surname Ellicott is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Ellicott are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

Ellicott is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 614 people, or 1 in 590,324. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Ellicott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ellicott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ellicott surname rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ellicott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ellicott last name is chiefly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ellicott are 8.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ellicott earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $54,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellicotts940/
Ellicot9321/
Elicott931/
Allicott8857/
Elliciot882/
Ellisott881/
Ellicots880/
Ellicoot880/
Ellizott880/
Ellecott880/
Ellicutt880/
Elicot86510/
Ellico8684/
Hellecott820/
Allicot8022/
Gellico803/
Elicoit801/
Gelicot801/
Alicott801/
Eelicot801/
Ellicut800/
Elecott800/
Etlicot800/
Elico77576/
Eleicoit752/
Eleichot751/
Ellezott750/
Hillicot750/
Alicot71252/
Ellica71190/
Gelico71168/
Elisco71125/
Elleco7181/
Ellikatte7117/
Elicko719/
Ilicot716/
Illico713/
Elecot712/
Helico712/
Elhico712/
Elisot712/
Elliko711/
Eluico711/
Elicoh711/
Gellica67438/
Ellisca67130/
Eliscat6759/
Halicot6718/
Elichko6716/
Ileicot6712/
Ellizca677/
Eliocod675/
Gillico674/
Yelichkoth672/
Ilichot671/
Helicop671/
Eliucod671/
Ellikut671/
Elitcko671/
Elicois671/
Elickho671/
Olecott671/
Alicout671/
Elesott670/

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