Elstone Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Elstone 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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Elstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:136,89913,394
Canada1211:304,50928,133
United States861:4,214,639225,501
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Australia631:428,50333,982
Wales141:221,03813,576
Jersey71:14,1722,872
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Elstone (27) may also be a first name.

Elstone 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

(English) 1 belonging to Elston [the second element is the Old English tún, an estate, farm; for the first see under Elsdon] The Lancashire Elston was Etheliston in A.D. 1297 (Lanc. Inquests, &c.) 2 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name (a) Ealhstán = Temple Stone or Rock [Old English ealh, a temple + stán] (b) Ælfstán = Elf-Stone [Old English ælf, elf + stán] (c) Ethelstdn or Æthelstán-Noble Stone [Old English æðele, noble + stán] Henry Elstan.—Hundred Rolls

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

Elstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elstone is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elstone is the 439,223rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. The last name Elstone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Elstone reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held forename globally, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 136,899. In England Elstone is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 8 percent reside. Barring England Elstone occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Elstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elstone has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 662 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elstone Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Elstone last name are 47.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 94.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Elstone earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,915 CAD per year.

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