Elliston Surname

126,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Elliston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elstan,' an early personal name; compare Dunstan.

Elstan de Bac, temp. Henry II, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Henry Elstan, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Elliston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7461:207,59420,334
England8301:67,1307,777
Jamaica3721:7,715904
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Canada1811:203,56719,858
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5741:42,4665,350
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

Elliston (247) may also be a first name.

Elliston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elstan,' an early personal name; compare Dunstan.

Elstan de Bac, temp. Henry II, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Henry Elstan, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local, 'of Elston,' (a) a township in the parish of Preston, Lancashire; (b) a parish in Nottinghamshire.

Ellen Elston, of Ribleton, widdow. 1587: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Anne Elston, of Preston, 1673: ibid.

George Elston, of Lytham, 1662: ibid.

A family of Elstons sprung from Elston in Preston parish has been resident in Heyhouses, Lytham, for several centuries.

Richard Elston, of Heyhouses, Litham, 1633: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1765. Married — William Elston and Christian Harcourt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the lands of Elliston near Bowden, Roxburghshire. John, son of Iliue de Iliuestun or Ylif de Ylifstun, held these lands in the reign of Alexander 11, and Laurence Ylifstun is mentioned in 1249 (Melros, p. 231,232, 237). David Elistoun was retoured heir of Henry Elistoun in Kyngarrach, avi, in lands of Newbirnetoun in the parish of Newbirne (Newburn) in 1637 (Retours, Fife, 543).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Elston.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c, in cos. Nottingham, Lancaster, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John Elston was sheriff of Exeter in 1718 (I.). Elson was a common name in Exmouth in the 17th century (Webb), and the name of Elston is yet there.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Elliston Last Name Facts

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

Elliston has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Elliston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elliston? popularity and diffusion

Elliston is the 126,721st most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,033,355 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Elliston live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Elliston is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 247 people.

The last name Elliston is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,746 people, or 1 in 207,594. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Jamaica, where 10 percent reside.

Elliston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elliston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elliston surname expanded 512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elliston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Elliston surname are 15.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Elliston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning R 181,380 per year; in United States they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $43,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,013 CAD per year.

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