Ellson Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ellson Surname Definition:

Ell’s Son: v. Ell.

Ellson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:87,4699,520
United States4311:840,97264,213
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Canada951:387,84834,448
Philippines671:1,511,018105,084
Wales391:79,3476,699
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4951:49,2436,034
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Ellson (156) may also be a first name.

Ellson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ell’s Son: v. Ell.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ellson Last Name Facts

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

Ellson is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellson? popularity and diffusion

Ellson is the 261,171st most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Ellson reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 735,679th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 156 people.

The surname Ellson is most widespread in England, where it is held by 637 people, or 1 in 87,469. In England Ellson is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 23 percent live, Cheshire, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Barring England Ellson exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Ellson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ellson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ellson surname rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ellson surname is primarily Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ellson surname are 10.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ellson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $46,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $53,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elleson92204/
Hellson9245/
Ellsion9233/
Jellson9223/
Gellson923/
Eillson922/
Elllson921/
Ellsson920/
Elson9114,598/
Helleson86143/
Ellesson8673/
Jelleson8621/
Yelleson867/
Hellsson865/
Jellsion861/
Gelleson861/
Ellesion861/
Jhellson861/
Gelson832,349/
Helson831,151/
Eleson83777/
Illson83140/
Jelson83139/
Elsoin83126/
Ealson8375/
Ellsén8340/
Ellsom8327/
Elsone8323/
Yelson8319/
Eilson8313/
Ellsen8312/
Elsson839/
Elsohn838/
Elsoon835/
Ielson832/
Elszon832/
Elhson831/
Elsont831/
Elsion831/
Yllson831/
Elsonh831/
Elshon831/
Ellcon830/
Yselleson800/
Gillson771,401/
Jillson771,317/
Hillson771,304/
Geleson77253/
Hellsén77143/
Yeleson7783/
Itelson7754/
Jelsone7743/
Etelson7735/
Yoelson7724/
Eselson7723/
Illeson7716/
Elsoinh7715/
Hellsen7715/
Heleson7711/
Geilson7710/
Ecelson778/
Heilson777/
Gelshon777/
Uillson775/
Hielson774/
Aillson774/
Hellzon774/
Hällson774/
Eileson773/
Ellåsen773/
Jeleson772/
Elesson772/
Gehlson772/
Ayllson772/
Ealeson771/
Elshone771/
Hellsèn771/
Yhelson771/
Elesion771/
Jhelson771/
Heelson770/
Elsoing770/
Esleson770/
Heulson770/
Jealson770/
Helsong770/
Eglison770/
Eailson770/
Jelsion770/
Elsen737,369/
Elsom732,380/
Ilson73241/
Elsan7378/
Elsün7368/
Eljon7333/
Elzon7329/
Elsén738/
Elsun735/
Elcon733/
Ettelson71229/
Heileson71157/
Ichelson7170/
Hilleson7161/
Ettleson7155/
Jeselson7139/
Ittelson7137/
Hellsund7132/
Yeselson7131/
Hetelson7127/
Echelson7123/
Hytelson7110/
Hällsson719/
Ellesian714/
Gillsion713/
Gelesson713/
Esselson713/
Hellshan712/
Hillsong712/
Geailson712/
Gilleson711/
Hetleson711/
Jilleson711/
Hillsion711/
Eitelson711/
Gehleson711/
Gehilson711/
Itelsohn711/
Yelesone711/
Yelesson711/
Gelschon711/
Etelsone711/
Heselson711/
Geoilson711/
Gillsonn710/
Jesleson710/
Elsossen710/
Jealeson710/
Gilson6721,402/
Helsen674,200/
Hilson674,129/
Elsahn67588/
Uilson67227/
Hellesund67174/
Jilson67157/
Jeselsohn67109/
Helsén6792/
Yilson6785/
Helsom6778/
Jesselson6777/
Elshan6774/
Elesan6773/
Hesselson6766/
Elsjan6759/
Gelsen6741/
Helzon6740/
Ellsum6738/
Ailson6724/
Eilsen6723/
Jettelson6720/
Elsang6720/
Elsien6712/
Ilsohn6712/
Elsant6710/
Elsand6710/
Oilson679/
Elzont679/
Illsen678/
Hellesand678/
Yolson677/
Helcon677/
Eelsen677/
Elzion676/
Hjellsand676/
Jelsen675/
Ileson674/
Gelzon674/
Elsgan674/
Elgion673/
Yelsan673/
Jettleson673/
Ilsong673/
Ielsen673/
Elesun673/
Yelsom672/
Elchon672/
Uylson672/
Elezon672/
Eltjon672/
Helsan672/
Jelsan671/
Hessilson671/
Hylson671/
Iolson671/
Hittelson671/
Elhsen671/
Ellcan671/
Elsian671/
Gillesonn671/
Aittelson671/
Jeselshon671/
Ẁilson671/
Gellszuhn671/
D'Gillson671/
Aylson671/
Elsane671/
Illsun671/
Hichelson670/
Eichelson670/
Gelsan670/
Elcohn670/
Elshom670/
Elshun670/
Eschelson670/
Ealsen670/

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