Ellton Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Ellton Surname User-submission:

This surname was first noted in Cheshire, in a village at Elton, and later adopted by native Americans in the United States in the late 1700's. It means 'from the hilltops'.

Ellton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349

Ellton (114) may also be a first name.

Ellton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was first noted in Cheshire, in a village at Elton, and later adopted by native Americans in the United States in the late 1700's. It means 'from the hilltops'.

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Ellton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ellton occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Ellton live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 114 people.

The surname Ellton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 80 percent are found, Mississippi, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Ellton Last Name Statistics demography

Ellton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellton9221/
Yellton923/
Elton918,881/
Helton8332,700/
Yelton833,668/
Allton83874/
Gelton83122/
Eltong8371/
Elthon8347/
Jelton8335/
Ehlton8317/
Ollton839/
Ealton837/
Eylton834/
Eslton834/
Aelton833/
Eltomn832/
Eltoun831/
Eltone831/
Elltom831/
Hillton77153/
Healton77115/
D'Elton7752/
Helthon7717/
Helltun779/
Gillton772/
Hallton771/
Heltoin771/
Jillton771/
Hyllton771/
Ihelton771/
Esltone771/
Geilton771/
Iselton770/
Egliton770/
Heelton770/
Heylton770/
Heilton770/
Heslton770/
Eltom7335,052/
Alton739,999/
Olton731,146/
Ilton73307/
Eltan73238/
Eltun7352/
Ylton732/
Heselton71918/
Eltonova712/
Elltahan711/
Eajleton711/
Ettleton711/
Eiselton710/
Hesilton710/
Eggilton710/
Hilton6770,169/
Eltoum6727,136/
Holton6720,806/
Hylton6719,011/
Halton675,446/
Elthan67765/
Gilton67521/
Ailton67212/
Hesselton67178/
Yolton67130/
Ajlton6798/
Yeltan6768/
Eltoom6749/
Altoon6745/
Jilton6739/
Eltang6734/
Altonn6720/
Uilton6719/
Aalton6716/
Jeltan6716/
Aylton676/
Elthom674/
Heltan673/
Yilton672/
Althon672/
Iltond671/
O'Lton671/
Hílton671/
Hélton671/
Oilton671/
Yeltom671/
Yhlton671/
Elthun671/
Eltand671/
Heltom671/
Hettleton670/
Geltun670/
Heaselton670/
Heseltone670/

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