Elliff Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Elliff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylof; v. Iliffe and Ayliffe.

Elliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:568,11746,655
England1971:282,83321,968
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Elliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylof; v. Iliffe and Ayliffe.

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

Elliff Last Name Facts

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

Elliff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elliff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 359,182nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. The last name Elliff is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Elliff are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Elliff is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States Elliff is most numerous in: Texas, where 30 percent live, Missouri, where 15 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 15 percent live.

Elliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elliff surname rose 515 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elliff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Elliff last name are 9.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.13% being registered with the political party.

Elliff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.19% more than the national average, earning $52,291 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elliffe92304/
Jelliff92269/
Ellioff9228/
Ellieff921/
Elliffs920/
Eliff91229/
Ellif9126/
Jelliffe86258/
Olliff831,080/
Elieff83482/
Elioff83120/
Eliffe8324/
Illiff839/
Alliff836/
Eleiff832/
Gellif832/
Jeliff831/
Ellief831/
Eyliff831/
Ellife831/
Yeliff830/
Ealiff830/
Elif80210/
Jelleff77144/
Illiffe7712/
Helioff7710/
Illieff777/
Illioff775/
Jeleiff773/
Jellife772/
Jeliffe771/
Gelleff771/
Jlliffe771/
Jeliffs770/
Ailliff770/
Holliff770/
Jellift770/
Gilliff770/
Aliff732,581/
Iliff732,168/
Oliff73928/
Allif7355/
Ollif7352/
Eleff7348/
Elife7343/
Elhif7323/
Elief737/
Eilif737/
Ellef735/
Jelif735/
Yliff735/
Helif732/
Eliof732/
Yelif732/
Elliv732/
Illif731/
Elliw731/
Gelif731/
Jliff730/
Joilliff711/
Heisliff711/
Hilliffe710/
Heahliff710/
Jilliffe710/
Iliffe671,573/
Ilieff67249/
Ailiff67185/
Ayliff67165/
Geleff67126/
Ilioff6775/
Ylieff6767/
Alieff6746/
Olijff6725/
Haliff6723/
Elliev6717/
Jeleff6716/
Olieff6711/
Ylioff6711/
Hollif679/
Allaif679/
Holiff678/
Alleff676/
Ollief675/
Hallif675/
Jellef675/
Eleife675/
Illife674/
Gillif674/
Elhaif674/
Elliws672/
Hyliff672/
Eleffe671/
Gellef671/
Jlieff671/
Aaliff671/
Alifff671/
Jelliv671/
Jliffe670/
Ellisw670/
Yellef670/
Ellefs670/
Oleiff670/
Jelife670/
Elliow670/

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