Ellingson Surname

60,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,397 people bear this surname

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

Ellingson Surname User-submission:

Elling is a Scandinavian name. It is possibly a variant of Erling, which means 'descendant of a jarl'.

Another possible origin, is a city Elling, meaning 'clearing in the Alder-trees'.

Ellingson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7581:46,7215,677
Canada4821:76,4438,609
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England41:13,929,515290,718
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:60,7246,682

Ellingson (27) may also be a first name.

Ellingson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Elling is a Scandinavian name. It is possibly a variant of Erling, which means 'descendant of a jarl'.

Another possible origin, is a city Elling, meaning 'clearing in the Alder-trees'.

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Ellingson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ellingson (Russian: Эллингсон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellingson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,036th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 867,875 people. The surname Ellingson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Ellingson live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ellingson is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The last name Ellingson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,758 people, or 1 in 46,721. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 23 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Ellingson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ellingson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ellingson last name expanded 938 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellingson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ellingson last name are 7.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ellingson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.61% more than the national average, earning R 479,100 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ellingson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ellingson in the Russian language
Эллингсонellingson-

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