Elwyn Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Elwyn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylwin' (which see); compare Elvin, a variant. The instances are all from East Anglia, where this personal name seems to have been exceedingly popular.

Bartholomew fil.

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Elwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Elwyn (6,471) may also be a first name.

Elwyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Aylwin' (which see); compare Elvin, a variant. The instances are all from East Anglia, where this personal name seems to have been exceedingly popular.

Bartholomew fil. Elewan, Norfolk, law. Hundred Rolls.

Elewan Drynkale, Norfolk, ibid.

Elwyn le Heyward, Norfolk, ibid.

William Elwin, Suffolk, ibid.

Geoffrey Elwyne, Norfolk, ibid.

Elwinus de Parrok, Kent, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1532-3. Stephen Jonson and Agnes Elwyn: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

V. Aylwin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Hallwyn in St. Issey; or the manor of Halwyn in Perranzabuloe; from hál-wyn, the white moor or hill. The name Elwin may however be derived from the old Teutonic name Alwyn (whence Allen), from al-win, mighty conqueror; or from the name Adalwin, from adalwin, noble conqueror.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Elven; a personal name.

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

Elwyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elwyn occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elwyn is the 1,048,281st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Elwyn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Elwyn reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,649th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 6,471 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States Elwyn is most common in: New York, where 30 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Elwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elwyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elwyn surname rose 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elwyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elwyn surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Elwyn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.36% more than the national average, earning $53,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellwyn9166/
Elwyne910/
Elwn891/
Elwynne831/
Elweyne831/
Elwayne831/
Elwin801,924/
Elwen80114/
Ellwn804/
Elbyn803/
Helwin73151/
Elwine7370/
Elwain7358/
Elwenn7341/
Elwein7328/
Ellwin7312/
Helwen7311/
Ellwén7310/
Helbyn739/
Geelwn736/
Elwuin734/
Elwien733/
Eilwin732/
Ailwyn732/
Aylwyn731/
Elweng731/
Ellwen731/
Ehlwin730/
Ellwein67550/
Helwend67184/
Helwink6724/
Elwaine674/
Elweine674/
Ilwn673/
Jlwn673/
Ellwien672/
Helwein671/
Ellween671/
Elbn671/
E'Lwein671/
Hellwne670/
Ellwine670/

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