Elyot Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Canada

Elyot Surname Definition:

ELYOT: Perhaps from Elliot in the parish of Arbirlot in Angus, in 1254 Eloth. Patrick Elyoth, capellanus sancte crucis de Montross, 1437 (REB., II, 56). John Elyot, tenant of Welton of Balbrogi, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 184).

Elyot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Elyot (41) may also be a first name.

Elyot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ELYOT: Perhaps from Elliot in the parish of Arbirlot in Angus, in 1254 Eloth. Patrick Elyoth, capellanus sancte crucis de Montross, 1437 (REB., II, 56). John Elyot, tenant of Welton of Balbrogi, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 184).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Elyot Last Name Facts

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

Elyot is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Elyot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elyot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Elyot is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Elyot reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Elyot is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Caraga, where 50 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Elyot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elyot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elyot last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helyot9112/
Ellyot912/
Elyott910/
Elot891,230/
Elyt892/
Ellyott832/
Elyotte831/
Gelot808,398/
Eliot805,860/
Elhot80277/
Eloot80269/
Helot80221/
Elyat80149/
Elout8093/
Elgot8059/
Jelot8048/
Ehlyt8042/
Ellot8038/
Eloit8036/
Eilot8022/
Eloth8019/
Elott8013/
Elote8011/
Ellyt8011/
Elyts8010/
Eleyt808/
Eelot808/
Elots804/
Elyod801/
Jelyt801/
Elotd801/
Eluot801/
Eylot801/
Eulot801/
Elyst800/
Hellyoth771/
Elliot7337,494/
Elhout732,038/
Elhoot731,256/
Eliott73793/
Heliot73737/
Heulot73690/
Hellot73567/
Geliot73326/
Heslot73271/
Ellott73142/
Gilyot73102/
Gelhot7395/
Eliote7392/
Elioth7387/
Elloit7376/
Elyatt7375/
Ellyat7375/
Euloth7374/
Gellot7365/
Ellout7350/
Eylott7334/
Gelgot7331/
Eleytt7326/
Eslote7322/
Elgott7320/
Yellot7313/
Eleyth7313/
Elhott7312/
Ellots739/
Ellayt737/
Eloitt736/
Elgout735/
Jelout735/
Eleyte734/
Yelote734/
Ellyth734/
Gelott733/
Eloute733/
Eloutt732/
Helote732/
Geilot732/
Elotte732/
Jeslot732/
Helyts732/
Ealyat731/
Eloote731/
Elyath731/
Geloit731/
Yeloth731/
Jeloit731/
Hehlot731/
Heilot731/
Eluott731/
Elloot731/
Eiliot731/
Eilote731/
Eilyat731/
Elgoth731/
Eslayt731/
Eeliot731/
Jeloth731/
Gelout731/
Ehlyte731/
Eilott730/
Ealiot730/
Eloytt730/
Elliott67304,605/
Elat671,716/
Elit671,212/
Elet67418/
Yellott67313/
Elloitt67285/
Helliot67161/
Ellyatt67159/
Elod67151/
Ilot67148/
Elliote6747/
Gelliot6743/
Eliotte6742/
Jellots6736/
Ellioth6735/
Ellgoth6734/
Gelgoot6730/
Gellott6724/
Gehlout6719/
Heliott6715/
Elloutt6714/
Elyd6713/
Eilliot6711/
Gelhoit679/
Helgodt679/
Elhotsh679/
Elliots677/
Yeslote677/
Gelloth677/
Eulliot676/
Ellliot675/
Yellout675/
Eillott674/
Elloute674/
Eiliott674/
Yelliot674/
Gilyott674/
Gehilot673/
Elhoute673/
Heloste673/
Jellott672/
Elhoitt672/
Elloott672/
Elllott672/
Ellyath672/
Jeallot671/
E'Eleyt671/
Eallout671/
Elhiott671/
Elliodt671/
Ellotte671/
Elohtch671/
Gehloot671/
Gelouth671/
Ellayth671/
Eeloote671/
Ijeloit671/
Jelliot671/
Helloot671/
Heloitt671/
Geylout671/
Elotowa671/
Eithlot671/
El'hout671/
Ellayte671/
Jellout671/
Ylyt671/
Eljt671/
Ellouts671/
Ilyt671/
Hellott670/
Ellotch670/
Eelliot670/
Ielliot670/
Yellots670/
Heuloth670/
Geillot670/

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