Elton Surname

57,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Elton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Elton = 1 the Old Farmstead [Old English eald, old + tún, farm­stead, estate] 2 the Farm or Estate of Ella or Ælla, &c.

But Elton, Hunts, was formerly Ayllington.

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Elton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1551:114,88412,418
England1,7981:30,9894,146
Australia7691:35,1054,627
Malawi7061:24,2483,692
Canada3731:98,78210,734
Iraq3461:101,2193,038
Norway2531:20,3252,606
New Zealand1171:38,7046,577
Chile1031:171,0345,644
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Syria711:271,8454,368
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Wales641:48,3524,540
Kenya611:757,04831,106
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Solomon Islands491:11,8372,134
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Greece211:527,60966,013
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
China141:97,665,8265,141
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
India91:85,229,487684,495
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Albania41:728,51420,844
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Anguilla21:6,718471
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1731:20,7802,938
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6211:80,8678,512

The alternate forms: Eltòñ (1) are calculated separately.

Elton (176,150) may also be a first name.

Elton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Elton = 1 the Old Farmstead [Old English eald, old + tún, farm­stead, estate] 2 the Farm or Estate of Ella or Ælla, &c.

But Elton, Hunts, was formerly Ayllington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Chester, Derby, Durham, Hereford, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Nottingham, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

There are many places of this name in England; it is impossible to decide from which the family appellation is derived. The derivation is from the Saxon words ad, an eel, and ton—a town abounding in eels.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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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Elton Last Name Facts

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

Elton (Arabic: ألتن, Georgian: ელტონ, Hindi: एल्टन, Marathi: तोन, Russian: Элтон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Eltòñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,036th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 820,577 people. Elton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Elton reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Elton is also the 5,975th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 176,150 people.

Elton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,155 people, or 1 in 114,884. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Utah, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Elton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elton last name expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Elton surname are 12.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elton earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning 332,192 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning R 288,504 per year; in United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.5% more than the national average, earning $60,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helton9132,700/
Yelton913,668/
Gelton91122/
Eltong9171/
Elthon9147/
Jelton9135/
Ehlton9117/
Ellton9112/
Ealton917/
Eslton914/
Eylton914/
Aelton913/
Eltomn912/
Eltone911/
Eltoun911/
Eltòñ871/
Healton83115/
D'Elton8352/
Hellton8321/
Helthon8317/
Yellton833/
Heltoin831/
Ihelton831/
Esltone831/
Geilton831/
Egliton830/
Iselton830/
Heylton830/
Heilton830/
Heslton830/
Heelton830/
Eltom8035,052/
Alton809,999/
Olton801,146/
Ilton80307/
Eltan80238/
Eltun8052/
Ylton802/
Heselton77918/
Eltonova772/
Ettleton771/
Eajleton771/
Eggilton770/
Hesilton770/
Eiselton770/
Hilton7370,169/
Eltoum7327,136/
Holton7320,806/
Hylton7319,011/
Halton735,446/
Allton73874/
Elthan73765/
Gilton73521/
Ailton73212/
Yolton73130/
Ajlton7398/
Yeltan7368/
Eltoom7349/
Altoon7345/
Jilton7339/
Eltang7334/
Altonn7320/
Uilton7319/
Jeltan7316/
Aalton7316/
Ollton739/
Aylton736/
Elthom734/
Heltan733/
Althon732/
Yilton732/
Heltom731/
Eltand731/
Elthun731/
Yhlton731/
Yeltom731/
Elltom731/
Hélton731/
Hílton731/
O'Lton731/
Oilton731/
Iltond731/
Geltun730/
Hesselton71178/
Hettleton710/
Heaselton710/
Heseltone710/
Eltahan678,034/
D'alton67583/
Hillton67153/
Halthon6760/
Hilthon6735/
Jailton6733/
Yiltong6725/
Hailton6722/
Althuon6710/
Helltun679/
Helttan674/
Eltthan674/
Hiilton673/
Gillton672/
Hyylton672/
Jillton671/
Huylton671/
Hyllton671/
Hyltont671/
Hyltoon671/
Hoylton671/
Hiltoen671/
Hiltong671/
Giltton671/
Althohn671/
Haylton671/
Hiltone671/
Holthon671/
Hallton671/
Althoun671/
Holtoon671/
Jeltane671/
Aytlton671/
Ioilton671/
Haldton670/
Holdton670/
Giltoon670/
Hiltgon670/
Iyleton670/
Hiltton670/

Elton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elton in the Hindi language
एल्टनeltana-
Elton in the Georgian language
ელტონelton81.82
ელთონelton18.18
Elton in the Marathi language
तोनtona26.92
एलटनelatana26.92
इलटोनilatona7.69
टोनtona7.69
टॉनtona3.85
ऍलटनelatana3.85
एलटोनelatona3.85
ऍन्थोनीenthoni3.85
लॅटोनletona3.85
एलटॉनelatona3.85
एलटेनelatena3.85
अेलटॉनaelatona3.85
Elton in the Russian language
Элтонelton-
Elton in the Arabic language
ألتنaltn-
ايلتونayltwn-

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